Words that Changed The World, with Jeremy Irons and Carey Mulligan
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- For 15 years, Intelligence Squared has vigorously championed the spoken word. The finest speakers from across the globe have come to our stage - to argue, to move, to persuade and change minds. Their speeches epitomise the vital role that public speaking plays in our lives. To celebrate the power of oratory, we held a major event which will showcase how great speeches have swayed the course of history and demonstrate how, more than ever, we need them to help define our values and who we are.
Barack Obama’s director of speechwriting, Cody Keenan, shared his experience of helping craft the presidential speeches that moved the hearts and minds of millions around the world. Alongside him was be Philip Collins, Tony Blair’s former speechwriter and Times columnist, whose new book argues for the importance of speeches in protecting and promoting democracy. With Newsnight’s Emily Maitlis in the chair, Keenan and Collins unpacked the tricks and techniques that have been used by the most brilliant orators down the centuries and which are still working their magic today. Bringing this all to life were star actors Carey Mulligan, Jeremy Irons, Jade Anouka and Simon Russell Beale, who will perform extracts from remarkable speeches - some familiar, others that will surprise - from different continents and eras.
What is it about a great speech that can give voice to people’s intense but unarticulated feelings? What is that special alchemy of words and personal charisma that makes us as susceptible to dangerous demagogues as to the morally uplifting oratory of a Mandela, a Martin Luther King or a JFK?
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Did you enjoy this talk on the world's greatest speeches? Then check out our video about letters that changed the world - th-cam.com/video/luMEjKFt5Qk/w-d-xo.html
Letters include those from Michelangelo, Catherine the Great, Sarah Bernhardt, Rosa Parks, Virginia Woolf, Alan Turing and Leonard Cohen. Some are inspiring, some unsettling, others express foreboding and despair. Many celebrate love and sex.
A cast of performers, including Young Vic director Kwame Kwei-Armah, rising star Jade Anouka, Dunkirk actor Jack Lowden, and West End star Tamsin Greig, brought the letters to life on stage.
@Ansro Mache....Well, I don't mind aome background info. It is nice to kmow their names, and a bit about who they are.
HIGHLY!!!! THANK YOU!!!!!! WE NEED SO MUCH OF THESE TALKS ALL OVER THE MEDIA!!!!👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏
Great ideas a job well done
Glad to be free to bee me 😘💝
yes
Came here to see Jeremy Irons but both speech writers were so captivating and loved hearing their takes, especially the English gentleman.
I came here for Philip Collins as i've always loved hearing Tony Blair speak in public, but i'm with you, both writers were quite interesting.
Obama's speech is so beautiful. I am not an American but all global citizens feel part of your struggle.
GROOT woorde.Laat my dink aan Churchill se antwoord op "Who is the greatest statesman ever?"
"Too modest to answer."
Simon Russel Beale is outstanding here. Why was he not headlined in the title? Way the best of the four.
I don't think Lincoln was as animated in his speech as Jeremy Irons. He was a humble man and not angry. He spoke in a low deep voice and was very troubled with the war and the loss of so many American lives.
I just witnessed Abraham Lincoln being murdered for a second time...
Jeremy Irons is such a dreamy man. His voice. His face. His demeanor. I hope his son Max comes to be just like him in all of the attributes his father has.
❤
Has he ever narrated children's storybooks? He certainly has the tone, manner, mood & expression.
Nope. Tall order. Jeremy Irons' generation of British actors cannot be replicated.
Great acting is in decline now.
When MLK delivered his 'I have a dream' speech....you could here a pin drop ...... not just in the massive crowd present, but in every kitchen, car radio, diner, living room........when MLK gave that speech....you could hear the sound of a pin drop anywhere in the USA...and THAT was the ONLY time that happened. When he spoke that day, he spoke for the 'best' in every American....even 'racist' America was silenced by that speech. A few years ago....I VERY accidentally bumped into and met John Lewis.......he was alone. I was alone. We actually met in a shop and we both had an afternoon to kill......it was an art shop and so we started perusing MLK posters.....and we discussed his message, how people took his message and how the message was executed. It was QUITE an afternoon.......during which we each and both shed tears .........in remembrance of the PINNACLE of American HOPE in Kennedy and King and then...........the unexpected 'fizzling out' of that brazen act 'to hope'. Like a dud on the fourth of july.......the preparation, the matches, the lights, the music. and then...........NADA! Yes. John Lewis and I, together cried, because despite the collective and unanimous spontaneous silencing of all men....if only for a few moments......it was to be the simultaneous marking of 'the day the music died'......which, btw, was WRITTEN just three blocks north of that art shop.......
“If we allow ourselves to be idealistic, it feels so much better to be proven right” absolutely beautiful quote out of a side comment
How moving the written word, when written and spoken with such brilliance..
This was the best time I've had in a long time!
I love me some Jeremy Irons. That man’s voice is otherworldly. I can listen to him speak all day.
I'm a fan, too, but I didn't much like his delivery of the Gettysburg Address.
@@lawsonj39 i did it better when i was in high school. it is called "passion "
@@angelaromo3442 it was kind of a generic cover, but still enjoyably if you like jeremy's voice obviously.
Oooh yessss!!
@@lawsonj39 his American accent was somewhat to the expected standard of our local amateur dramatics society. I'm not one to criticise Mr. Irons normally.
On the battlefield I can't imagine a spitfire like Elizabeth would have spoken with such quietude. She would have spoken loudly, severely and authoritatively.
3:16 speechwriting
7:47 Gettysburg Address (Abraham Lincoln)
17:12 Barack Obama's Speech in Selma
27:04 "This was their finest hour" (Winston Churchill)
38:30 Elizabeth I's Tilbury speech
43:42 "The laws that men have made" (Emmeline Pankhurst)
51:31 Henry V, St Crispin's Day speech (Shakespeare) and Colonel Tim Collins' Eve-of-Battle Speech
1:03:52 "We choose to go to the Moon" (JFK)
1:09:54 "I have a dream" (Martin Luther King)
1:15:59 questions
1:29:14 The Perils of Indifference (Elie Wiesel)
thank you Im grateful to you sharing this impresive list ,from Louisiana Maria Marti
@@mariacuretmarti720 No problem, I'm happy you found it useful :)
A brilliant programme indeed. Perhaps this should be required listening for every school child, not to mention every school adult.
Compelled listening? A very authoritarian idea
*they're
@@ollie3381 why do you say that? This was an excellent episode. These words spoken should be taught in middle school and throughout university. Very powerful words.
@@dougraddi908 Despite what ppl like you think, most people are taught these things
Time well spent.I'm a better man for having heard this.
I am a utube addict, among some other, less savory habits. Turning 75 around the corner. What an incredible time to be alive. Good and evil survive, side by side, wax and wane with joy an pain. I wish my mother, God rest her soul in heaven, could experience this. She would be blown away, in a good way. I remember her always, in a good way.
Beautiful , yes it is a beautiful time to be alive in this technology time , stay out of the slutty streets, it's all mind traveling .🕙
Greetings Joe Navanodo! I am responding to your "What an incredible time to be alive". I feel the same way. Life has never been this GLORIOUS. - In golden glorious love, Lady Shamla Rose
Thanks for your endearing comment.
I hear you, kindred spirit. Coming up to 64 & have my own addictions. Also had thoughts along the same lines as yours. I've often wished my parents were still around so i could share discoveries like this. Both were political junkies & lovers of words.Ten minutes in & i thought, they would have loved seeing this. They also would have been blown away by what's available today.
@@AdamBechtol My Great Pleasure, Dear Sir...
And no discussion about how these speeches are more corruptive of a good political process instead of facilitating a good one? This is a celebration of the crap that politicians are feeding us...:)
@Alan Klette Then a few words about the obscenity of the whole discussion were in order. If we had a discussion about how leaders used religion throughout history to make people wage holy wars we would not leave the whole issue of whether this was right ambiguous. Many would walk away from this lecture with the idea that speeches, and the manipulating of public opinion using them, is a great idea.
How wonderful to hear these words and have outstanding commentary to provoke intellectual thought.
It would have been the case, but the Intelligence forgot to acknowledge Jade Anouka as one of the actors in You Tube write up or their own website. That lacks intelligence or is minus one not Intelligence Squared.
This was a thought provoking and enjoyable discussion about the power of words and their effect on society. Well done!
CarrieHeartsAnimals Bravo
The discussion was good, but very one sided politically.
I wish there was more variety in this discussion. This feels more like “British and America words that changed the world”. There are many fantastic speeches that have been delivered throughout history, and it would be great for a follow up that covers many more of these. E.g. Alexander the Great, Socrates, Cisero, Jesus, Mandela, Gandhi, Sun Yat Sen, Martin Luther, etc.
Absolutely , too exclusive.
Good point. It was enjoyable program of actors, speech writers and effective messaging. I particularly like the Brit speechwriter - very learned and articulate.
Yes those you listed are so great
So glad I found this site-so invigorating. Watching from Wyoming-Thank You!🙋🏼♀️
Everyone is welcomed from everywhere.
I agree. I am watching from Nebraska. So refreshing to be able to tune in to intelligence in this wilderness of deplorable republican ignorance. So sorry, President Obama, I have not been able to find grace in this place. I will have to return to Europe where I lived and taught for 20 years, and they embrace and actuate the ideals of healthcare, education, dignified retirement and climate change for all citizens.
D. James Good Luck, James. Your frustration is understandable.
Thank you contributing good video . Jeremy Irons has incredible act and powerful voice orator.
Words are very important, and pronunciation, enunciation and articulation are too. Theses are perhaps more important than technology, which sometimes makes many of us lazy, sloppy speakers. The British language is beautiful indeed. Let's protect it, even as it evolves, as all languages do.
The English language is a beautiful thing but the British version is stuck in the past and refuses to grow up. Still, listening to an erudite well-spoken Brit is hard to beat. Eloquent speakers are rarer than hen's teeth nowadays. One gets the impression people are learning English from social media. Sadly most of these people don't care. And as a francophone I find that maddening.
@@danmar007 & Maria Kordas-Fraser you both have amiable writing styles. One highlights the importance of spoken language, & laziness with technology. You seem to think that British is somewhat stuck in the past. Upon reflection I disagree with both, in that: I'd rather plough through dictionaries ancient & modern to spell a word correctly, & within correct context. But you'll still find laziness within old school ways as you do with technology, which in all fairness is far easier to spell check, there's no excuse. Why do you believe English Language is stuck in the past & refuses to grow up? The only way this would be possible, if we were a tiny island still in animal & vegetable skins, no technology, & certainly no contact from any other country. Perhaps then you might say 'we' refuse to grow up linguistically. All language whatever nationality is constantly evolving adding to its complexity and richness.
@blueray1969 Right on, man. The British accent evolved in the 19th century, the American one is the original one. This is one misconception that needs to be squashed once and for all.
@blueray1969 Have the English lost their sense of sarcasm?
@@danmar007 How is it stuck in the past?
I weep at how small, inarticulate and dull I am and how great these people are with the faculty of language and speech.
Dry your eyes mate. It could be worse! Helen Keller?
The audience had such amazing questions! And this was generally a really good watch.
53:18 Jeremy Irons in his true element reciting Shakespeare.
53:18 Jeremy Irons in his true element reciting Shakespeare.
Jeremy Irons could give the weather report and he'd deliver a Shakespearean performance! I would listen in awe !
Jumped straight to it - thankyou for the marker
Who has a lisp - and tries too hard - think London think Shakespeare - Irons is unwelcome
@@kevnorth9812 what?
@@shellieeyre8758 Viri Autem Dolem - espousing he's a rogue and vagabond! He knows nothing of what it is like to be poor.
Congratulations on covering the political gamut from far left to left.
This is the pinnacle of elite tolerance: using their power to attempt to force us to tolerate them.
Another example of a great speech that moved people to do wrong... "Be prepared" by Scar
The incomparable Simon Russell Beale coupled with a wonderful dissection of the intricate relationship between politics and its presentation.
Though I am a Indian I wholly enjoyed the diligent analysis of the speeches given by various leaders of America and bySir Williams Shakespear for his Henry V, Sir Winston Churchill's " Finest hour speech " by Philip Collins and Cody Keenan.The compering was also very cleverly handled.
Yes, the cultural comparison was illuminating.
Gandhi may hav said a few words?
@@stevenlight5006 Even free India's first PM Panjit Jawarlal Nehru speech on the eve of Indian independence may have been included.
what does race have to do with liking this?
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President Lincoln was an epitome of honesty, morality and caring. I don't feel the same for our politicians for the last 70 years or so.
He was a scoundrel like the rest of them~
@@est1421 are you not aware those three little dots on the right-hand side of your posted comment, allow you to edit misspelled words, if you hover & click on them. Otherwise you'll also come across as ignorant.
It was unfortunate but the sentiments of Lincoln's speech has been ignored. "Government of the people by the people and for the people". We know that is not true. "All are born equal" yet it is obvious that one's opportunities are determined even before birth. Inheritance, local wealth and political attitudes all work against this. "With malice toward none and charity to all" then consider those who desecrate monuments to brave confederate men. Whose only fault was fighting for the losing side.
@@smitajky I think the speech writer who wrote for Blair said it all when he surprisingly actually admitted Orwell was one of his inspirations. 1984 was all about the deceptive and manipulative use of the English language taken to its extreme. Orwell also wrote the incredibly insightful essay: “Politics and the English language” - perhaps even more relevant today than when he wrote it in the 1940s.
Of course we can’t miss an opportunity to bash President Trump. How about Biden’s speeches.
Jeremy Irons voice is pure gold! ❤
Jeremy Irons’ voice probably is one of the most powerful I’ve heard.
I'd pay to hear him read a soup label
Lolita! Light of my life, fire of my loins, my sin, my soul.
Rumor has it,that his rendition of Lolita was the cause of Jeffrey Epstein's suicide.But a lot of evidence was mishandled(Michael Schermer),so we'll never know.
For sure...
Anti Trump rhetoric, great punchline reallly incisivie
Opportunistic partisanship ruins any semblance of intelligently balanced considerations.
When the speech writer is hoping of the elected politician "please dont say something interesting" - you know democracy and leadership is in trouble - I suspect that is why Trump is so popular with the people
Perhaps more important than delivering a good speech is delivering what you have said you'll deliver.
Very enjoyable.
The words find the people they belong to.
Words really belong to specific people. That's why we all wished we were Shakespeare. 😂
My left foot, the unbearable lightness of being, and I think Foucault pendulum? Something about the natives... I forgot... And a film of the past....
Thank you for a very interesting debate and beautifully delivered by all the panel - Cody Keenan and Philip Collins were both very interesting and it was a pleasure to listen to two obviously intelligent and well spoken individuals. The delivery of the speeches was excellent.
Womens speeches; Eleanor Rosevelt hello?
Agreed
Interesting body language , Jeremy Irons really stood out he is so sensitive and powerful ..true Actor .
Jeremy Irons reads the Alchemist Audiobook by Paulo Coelho.
@Jude Samson if you're referring to that interview he was in, you should know he never actually said anything homophobic. He was talking about marriage in almost the general sense - what does marriage really mean now? He really didn't care if straight folks or gay folks got married. I recommend actually watching it without having the predisposition to hating him.
Great speeches - poor readings (with exceptions). If only actors were not the peacocks they are and tried to communicate the speech instead of their ego...
Very good talk but it was narrow in scope. First of all, what about speeches in other languages? Also, some contrast of powerful negative speeches would have been in order because they changed the world too.
We all know a certain dictator in durig WW2 that was one of the best orators of all time. What about Romans such as Julius Caesar or Cicero?
Regarding dynamic speakers and speeches that led people in the *wrong* direction: If you do not understand German, it is much too easy to make fun of Hitler's oratory. Hitler himself wrote that the spoken word was much more powerful than the written. And if you can understand what he and Goebbels said in their speeches--as well as how they delivered them, and the mood of the German people after the humiliation of the Versailles Treaty--it is much easier to hear and see how they were able virtually to hypnotize their audiences in the 1930's. Charlie Chaplin's imitation of Hitler in "The Great Dictator" is only funny to those who can't understand what Hitler said, how he said it, and the effect he and Goebbels had on their audiences.
519DJW Interesting concept... Hitlers screaming rants dubbed with a voice of equally aggressive tone .... although it would be a pretty depressing way to spend and evening 😨 ... considering how people are feeling.....generally. I fully take your point, but no.
In using the power of three, the effect of dynamism, even without understanding one word his speech was inspiring. Something that is lacking in so many modern politicians. Inspiration lead to unity and a common purpose. Again something that is lacking today. Who has successfully managed to get an entire population behind any one single idea through a speech. Just because anyone does not like what he stood for they should not confuse that with any weakness of his public oratory.
What an interesting event. Would have never thought there was such a thing! Bravo.
It's like hearing Scar talk with your eyes closed
For those only interested in the speeches. Here are shortcuts:
Abraham Lincoln [The Gettysburg address](th-cam.com/video/xegAFhfIbHU/w-d-xo.htmlm15s)
President Barack Obama [The Selma Speech](th-cam.com/video/xegAFhfIbHU/w-d-xo.htmlm8s)
Winston Churchill [This was their finest hour](th-cam.com/video/xegAFhfIbHU/w-d-xo.htmlm34s)
Queen Elizabeth I of England [Speech to the Troops at Tilbury](th-cam.com/video/xegAFhfIbHU/w-d-xo.htmlm29s)
Emmeline Pankhurst [The Laws That Men Have Made](th-cam.com/video/xegAFhfIbHU/w-d-xo.htmlm39s)
William Shakespeare [Henry V - The Speech on St. Crispin's Day](th-cam.com/video/xegAFhfIbHU/w-d-xo.htmlm19s)
Col. Tim Collins [Iraq War Eve-of-Battle Speech](th-cam.com/video/xegAFhfIbHU/w-d-xo.htmlm44s)
John F. Kennedy [The Moon Speech](th-cam.com/video/xegAFhfIbHU/w-d-xo.htmlh4m59s)
Martin Luther King [I Have a Dream](th-cam.com/video/xegAFhfIbHU/w-d-xo.htmlh10m54s)
Elie Wiesel [The Perils of Indifference](th-cam.com/video/xegAFhfIbHU/w-d-xo.htmlh31m3s)
These individuals should be the ones selling out stadiums.
It is a pity that this debate was lead by three left wingers. Whilst it was well done the bias shone through in the commentary.
TRUE!
Id buy a stadium off one of them !!!!
"This is the stadium where dreams take wing..... going for 6 million , any offers ?"
O P 😂😂
I am quite surprised, even shocked, that an actor of Jeremy Irons' caliber, did such a bad job with the Gettysburg Address. He adopted a tone--dramatic, naturally, dare I say an "intoning" tone--and he seems to be oblivious to the content. The whole thing is self-defeatingly elevated, theatrical, with practically every syllable growled as a jury's verdict on the status of the universe. When the whole thing is elevated like that, as Irons surely knows, it means nothing is elevated, the whole thing turns into mush. Lincoln so clearly, I will say screamingly, stressed the contrast between what "we" cannot do "here" and what "they" have done (i.e., it is not WE, actually, who can consecrate, hallow, this ground, WE will indeed be little remembered; it is THEY who have done it), and while of course I'm not suggesting Irons ought to have cartoonishly emphasized those words, at the same time it's appalling that he went obstinately in the opposite direction, actually seeming to steamroll right over them as if no such hint of an interplay between the concepts exists in the text. Perhaps it was his fear of being too obvious. But you do a text no favors when you obliterate its obvious point. In short, Irons' rendition was...well, an Actor's Rendition. Emoted but no soul in it.
Highly eloquent, that speech, also mendacious, especially in its final note. Self-determination was extinguished on the North American continent by strange old Lincoln. Perhaps he would have redeemed himself in some measure, had he lived beyond the war he instigated. Inchoate plans for the return of the Africans to their home continent were found amongst his papers after his decease.
Jeremy Irons, is the greatest, I love listening to him, and He sings wonderful, also, and what an actor, he is amazing
Hi. Just noticing that at the introduction text above, you've forgotten mention Jade Anouka. She is on stage too. "Bringing this all to life were star actors Carey Mulligan, Jeremy Irons and Simon Russell Beale, who will ...." Thanks
Vanity vanity all is vanity
“Now is the winter of our discontent...”
Words uttered by victors/war-makers?.. How about condemning (and accurate) words uttered by, among others, Native Americans?
Chief Joseph? "I will fight no more forever."
Kennedy against secret society speech was on of a great speech
It is & was a great speech that Kennedy gave. How can anyone have hope within the U.S justice system, if cover-ups at the highest level of government continue.
10:15 Jeremy Irons reads the Gettysburg Address, wow. He also narrated portions of Ken Burns’ Civil War documentary.
A liar repeating the speech of another liar--a suitable boy he is.
The indifference part speaks to my heart as millions of my people suffer in concentration camps...
This was a thought provoking and enjoyable discussion about the power of words and their effect on society. Well done!
See the difference between the two nations? One an American speechwriter working for an elected official and the other a sneering posh boy trying to educate his " Working Clarss, chav MP, "He's got two Jags and have you seen his wife?"
Both are apologists for the death of the West--no important difference.
This is brilliant. Thanks for posting!
Why would anyone take to arms with a speech thus presented? Queen Elizabeth had fought for her life in her early years and yet this speech is given in such a milk sop manner that ignores her great belief in herself. Remember Glenda Jackson in the series about Elizabeth. That is the epitome of how this speech should be spoken, from the heart and mind and body.
Yes.
Actually, Pettus Bridge in Alabama was just RENAMED John Lewis Bridge.
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The title mentions/sells "Jeremy Irons" and "Carey Mulligan". I understand that it's all about speeches but what's happening?! Carey leaves in the middle of the show 'okay' BUT the man (Jeremy)with the most amazing vocal cord in the world is sitting on the sideline! He is not even in the frame for most of the time.Or is it just me yearning to hear more of him? A humble man indeed.
the title deceived me as well
"The man with the most amazing vocal cord" has not cared for his instrument.
Very politically biased for an I2 event, especially one labeled as a lecture and celebration on free speech.smfh
Are they ever not biased in this direction?
“The clan is marching without the hood...” so right on Cody, is our sad and scary reality all across the country. Vote! is our only choice left to stop the madness...
Yes.....IF the voting process is not corrupted.
Fasten your seat belts.
It's going to be a bumpy election !
I hope people listens to you..
@@renzo6490 which clan
Tyvk 4 this very substantial presentation. So far, I have seen three of your offerings; this was an utterly moving and superbly intelligent way to celebrate your anniversary. May you similarly celebrate many more auspicious anniversaries!
Best speech I ever heard came from Bobby Kennedy on the assassination of MLK.
Organ Farm SAME! It will always remain my favorite. Also, don’t forget his Ripple of Hope Speech in South Africa in 1966. It truly was a beautiful and inspirational speech as well.
and it was almost done without preparation.
Peter Mortimer With all due respect, what are you talking about? It was completely done without preparation or forethought. He honestly spoke from the heart that night with no pre-written speech beforehand! That’s why it was so special because he meant it and he was extremely likely thinking about his brother as he was delivering it.
@@cocotaveras8975 My sincere apologies. I have just seen what I posted and discovered that somehow I had cut off most of what I had written so that it seems like a drunken rant. I meant to say that my understanding was that the speech was delivered without preparation (I should have left out "almost") which makes it even more remarkable but I also asked if that was true or a legend. It's one of the most moving speeches I've ever heard. In my defence the comment was posted just after I had got home from working a night shift.
I was really hoping they would cover his speech from South Africa.
I liked this but it was very odd to have such accomplished actors sitting like stooges. I’m sure they may have had something to contribute to the conversation even if the speech writers were the main speakers.
All I want to say is thank you. It’s amazing.
That content was 💯 pleasurable! Intelligence squared !! Perfect 👌
Colonel Tim Collins's "eve of battle" speech was sobering and heartfelt. It sounded like he and the British army should not have entered the Iraq war. Bravo to him. I love Emily Maitliss. She is well spoken and well informed. She is just the greatest
I fear that the reason why speeches nowadays are of less global importance isn't because the quality of all speeches has decreased, but because less people listen.
Fewer people
@@beeswing51 - Thanks. I hesitate to make corrections here. People can be so defensive.
Fewer cars / Less traffic
Fewer dollars / Less money
Fewer knives / Less cutlery
Fewer songs / Less music
I thank most sincerely Simon Russel Beale for introducing me to the poems of Ovid in a previous BBC production , how hallowed , how much we need the BBC to educate us and to those in this present so called Government led by Boris the Buffoon I can only say that your mendacious and perfidious representation of Politics is a sham ...............and be warned that we know it and we know you for what you are........
JEREMY IRONS .......TOWERS !
I came here because of Jeremy Irons, but Jade Anouka, blew me away. Wonderful program 👏👏👏
These speeches are so well edited. Thank you.
Host is horrible, not at all engaging with the actors
True
Phil Collins also played drums for Genesis. Busy busy man
Really Dr.?
Speech writers r writers 💪🏼💪🏾
Trump 20/20
This series is brilliant! I love the premise and the actors.
Four incredible speakers. Amazing delivery. So much to learn from. So much to improve.
Simply superlative!!! Phil Collins is exceptionally brilliant.
TRUMP in no time an embarrassment to AMERICA.🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸 which continues. 📣
Tough times,delicacy of the moment and more of all ,need of the event are indeed the strength of these speeches far more than the wording and their organisation .
JFK's University speech : th-cam.com/video/wRTx6wqizkM/w-d-xo.html
ok two obama mentions immediately i get what this is
Very interesting, thank you for the upload !
Enjoyed a lot! Thank you
Jeremy Irons looked so uncomfortable at 2:18 when the moderator was praising him and relieved when she started introducing the others. Or did I read that expression incorrectly?
Feigned humility. These people love attention otherwise they wouldn't be up there.
Peter Mortimer I don’t think it was at all feigned. Being a talented actor/performer and yet not enjoying direct flattery or praise is entirely possible..... in my humble opinion
@@tootstoyou1 Yes totally agree. Accomplished & superb actors not always at ease receiving compliments.
Pure acting!
@@mostwant3dgov These people?
Jeremy Irons is a very talented and humble man. Could you pit yourself up against any one of 'these people' and deliver a speech powerfully that is also a pleasure to listen to due to their mastery of the spoken word?
I detected resentment in your comment.
Did Carey Mulligan understand that she was delivering a speech by Queen Elizabeth I, who was making the point that she could lead as a man? That was a very feeble attempt at that particular speech.
Bill Pier This a speech that should be roared! Outdoors, addressing an army.
One can have amazing rhetoric and deliver the most formidable speeches, which is what most politicians do. The true accomplishment is to practice what you preach and mean what you say, which above most politician's capabilities. So what if you move the world with your words, the ultimate challenge is to mean what you say!
And no matter how good the speech
or the speech writer, no one can
make that reality.
Jeremy irons voice is electric! ...there is such intensity and expression, it gives me goosebumps.
Did he use different accents for the speeches? Or it was my impression? 🤔
TH-cam kept interrupting with their crass commercial messages.
And what did an American accent of the time sound like? Perhaps something like Jeremy Irons’ midway American/English approximation?
No it was much better researched by Daniel Day-Lewis. Lincoln had a high pitched voice, with a country western accent.
What an absolutely outstanding presentation. I am so thrilled to have found this IQ2 here in TH-cam.
How pretentious is that tired line: 'I'll let that one sink in...'
'For all you lesser minds out there, struggling to keep up.'
I wonder if this was in America, if Oscar winning american actors would agree to "simply" read speaches.
I expect that that has happened. The only example of an actor recreating a speech that I can think of, however, was Danny Glover who performed a speech of Paul Robeson at a celebration at the Peace Arch in the early naughts, the same location of the original speech from 1953. I am confident there have been others by actors who have, indeed, been awarded Oscars.