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 Soundclash |
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BBC Asian Network & 1Xtra,
19 November 2007
Producer:
Peter Sale
Presenter: Dee from the Punjabi Hit Squad
When we're talking about music, we don't say White Drum n Bass or Black Grime, yet when the beats are made by British Asians - their race is generally mentioned. In this special joint commission between the Asian Network and 1Xtra, Dee from the Punjabi Hit Squad looks at whether classifications- such as Desi Bests or Asian R'n'B- are a good thing necessary to help get the music out there, or if they actually stop the music progressing. We'll also be discovering why so few Asian artists have reached the top 40 and why there seems to be a clash with the rest of the Urban scene. Is it down to the DJ's and producers themselves, or are the Music Industry to blame? Soundclash features interviews with key players such as Jay Sean, Lethal Bizzle, Ras Kwame and the Asian Dub Foundation.
Listen on BBC Asian Network at 18.30
Also broadcast on 1Xtra on 21st Nov at 14.00
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House Work |
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BBC Radio 5 Live,
11 November 2007
Producer:
Gail Champion
Presenter: Nick Davis
Researcher: Kitty Jenkins
This week the 5 live Report reveals the exploitation of Britain's home workers. There are currently around a million homeworkers in the UK providing a range of services from the manufacture of clothing and circuit boards to stuffing envelopes. With little regulation, low pay and unsocial hours people who work from home are among the most exploited sector of the UK workforce. We investigate why and also reveal the growing number of bogus companies created to defraud prospective home workers.
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DIY DNA |
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BBC Radio 5 Live,
28 October 2007
Producer:
Lissa Cook
Presenter: Tom Shakespeare
Researcher: Gemma Newby
Your genes influence who you are, what you look like and how likely you are to be ill. So doesn't it make sense to take a DNA test which evaluates your personal genetic profile? After all, as the saying goes prevention's better than cure and an apple a day keeps the doctor away.
It's already big business in the US. And in this country more and more people are paying hundreds of pounds for personalised advice which it's claimed can help you live longer, feel better and avoid disease.
But genetic screening's a science in its infancy. Testing positive doesn't necessarily mean you'll develop symptoms. Nor is a negative result a guarantee of good health. So just how useful are they? Plus the industry's unregulated. There are no laws in place to prevent the results being used to decide who can get insurance or whether someone should be given a job.
For the Five Live Report Dr Tom Shakespeare, expert in genetics and disability activist, investigates whether genetic testing is good for your health or, as its critics claim, just other people's wealth.
Should we all be testing our DNA? Read more..
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Communicating Underwater |
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BBC Radio 3,
27 October 2007
Producer:
Jo Meek
Presenter: Lisa Walker
Lisa Walker is a classically trained musician who has taken her music out onto Pacific waters to collaborate with musicians of the underwater world - Humpback Whales. Combining Lisa's music with her journey into scientific exploration of the Whale's song, Communicating Underwater dives into the haunting yet magical underwater musical world of the Humpback Whale.
Read the Guardian's review
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