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29/08/2013

A look at the role the UN and Nato might have to play in any military action in Syria. Plus US comedian Dick Gregory gives Rhod his memories of Martin Luther King's 'dream' speech.

The repercussions of last week's gas attack in Damascus continue to dominate international relations. We look at the role the UN and Nato may have to play and get the view from a former senior American intelligence official.

Dick Gregory was in the crowd in Washington in 1963 when Martin Luther King gave his famous 'I have a dream' speech. Fifty years on, the famous comedian tells Up All Night what he remembers and why it was such a significant event.

As Major Nidal Hasan is sentenced to death for killing 13 people at an army base in Fort Hood in Texas in 2009, a former court-martial judge gives his opinion.

Plus there's a look at the stories making the news in France and full commentary of Andy Murray's first-round match against Michael Llodra in the US Open with Russell Fuller, David Law and Martina Navratilova.

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