21/08/2010
Miliband says he wants to see Lib Dems 'extinct'. Stephen hears the powerful testimony of a mother who decided not to tell her daughter that she had cancer, even as she was dying.
Amid rumours of Lib Dem defections to Labour, Stephen asks, do Lib Dems need to disagree more vociferously with Tory policy to keep their party faithful onboard?
Michael White, Guardian political editor, fleshes out the rumours plus former Labour minister Michael Meacher and former Lib Dem MP Evan Harris debate.
Update on the boy Stephen interviewed last year who was dying of liver failure and desperately in need of a transplant. We speak to the father who expresses his huge gratitude to Stephen for highlighting his plight.
Konnie Huq on her debut on Xtra Factor - she hopes her boss Simon Cowell liked her.
Stephen hears the powerful testimony of a mother who decided not to tell her daughter that she had cancer, even as she was dying.
As Iran fuels its nuclear power station, the former Iranian ambassador to the UN discusses.
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A war of words between Labour and the Lib Dems
Rumours have been flying about Lib Dems who are preparing to join Labour, which Lib Dems deny. The Guardian's Michael White, Labour MP Michael Meacher and former Lib Dem MP Evan Harris debate.
Duration: 24:26
"I didn't tell my daughter she was dying of brain cancer"
Heather Othick is the mother of Ellie, who died from brain cancer. She tells Stephen how she decided not to tell her 11-year-old daughter she was dying of brain cancer.
Duration: 19:16
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- Sat 21 Aug 2010 22:0091热爆 Radio 5 Live