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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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The Rachel Burden programme
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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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Screen Test
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BBC Radio 5 Live,
14 October 2007
Producer:
Gail Champion
Presenter: Sarah Mills
Researcher: Kitty Jenkins
Eight young people under 35 die every week from Sudden Cardiac Death Syndrome - an unexplained fatal heart attack. In this week's Five Live Report Sarah Mills explores why screening which could save many of these lives isn't routinely available on the NHS. We hear from the bereaved families of children as young as 10 who have collapsed and died without warning and investigate whether the introduction of simple tests could save hundreds of lives every year
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The Stem Cell Bazaar - Part 2
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BBC World Service,
10 October 2007
Producer:
David Cook
Presenter: Matthew Hill
Stem cells are one of the most exciting and revolutionary areas of medical research. If scientists can unlock their potential - the cells could be made to repair or replace damaged tissue - reversing diseases and injuries such as diabetes and severed spinal cords. Already there are some promising treatments for patients with blood disorders such as leukaemia. In the final part of his two part investigation - Matthew Hill travels to New Delhi where he meets a doctor who claims to be offering the groundbreaking treatment now.
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Eco Rock
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BBC Radio 1,
10 October 2007
Producer:
Cordelia Rayner and Jo Meek
Presenter: Jo Whiley
Researcher: Rich Preston
2007 was the year the music industry went Green, or it was supposed to. In 'Eco Rock' Jo Whiley uncovers the plastic protesters, the pop stars whose jet-set lifestyles make a mockery of their so called environmental ideals. By monitoring the schedules of this summer's festival headliners we'll calculate the environmental cost of rock-star lifestyles. That's only the on-stage antics though: what impact are we all having as we cram in to camper vans and clog up B-roads to get our fill of cider-fuelled festival antics? Events like The Green Man, Bestival and particularly Glastonbury set aside whole areas to promote ideas of alternative and ethical living but Eco Rock investigates whether these sentiments filter through to the site management when 150,000 thirsty hungry gig goers are crammed in for 3 days.
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The Stem Cell Bazaar - Part 1
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BBC World Service,
03 October 2007
Producer:
David Cook
Presenter: Matthew Hill
It's claimed stem cells will revolutionise medicine. If scientists can unlock their potential the cells could offer new treatments to patients with serious illnesses such as cancer or multiple sclerosis. In the first of a special two part investigation Matthew Hill travels to India to track down the clinic in Mumbai that offers stem cell therapy to vulnerable patients from across the world. He reveals how it's owners once worked for a fraudulent stem cell company in South Africa and investigates if their treatment is radically different.
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Asian Nation
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BBC Asian Network,
01 October 2007
Producer:
Gail Champion
Presenter: Noreen Khan
Researcher: Shai Hussain
Earlier this year the Asian Network took the biggest snapshot of British Asian life ever. The result was a wealth of programs looking at everything from how British Asians view their identity to opinions on money, sex, religion and their future here in the UK.Asian Nation reviews the best bits of the season. With contributions from British Asians across the country this programme examines every aspect of British Asian life to reveal how British Asians really see themselves.
Read more about the BBC's Asian Nation.
Click here to watch presenter films.
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The Parent Trap
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BBC Radio 5 Live,
30 September 2007
Producer:
Lissa Cook
Presenter: Fiona Millar
Researcher: Rich Preston
Truancy, anti-social behaviour, obesity, under-age drinking. Is the answer to punish parents for their children's misbehaviour? Are parenting orders, penalty fines and even jail sentences working? Why are some local authorities handing out hundreds of fines and others hardly using their new powers?
In a special 5 live Report Fiona Millar, former special adviser to Tony Blair and education journalist, asks if the nanny state is taking over from Mum and Dad.
Does fining parents really work? Read more.
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