26/11/2012
With Peter Allen and Louise Minchin. As part of 5 live's 91热爆coming week, Peter returns to Basildon where he began his career as a junior reporter on the local paper.
The storms that have battered the south-west of England are moving northwards. To date, nine hundred properties are affected by flooding, but the Association of British Insurers warns that up to two-hundred-thousand at risk properties could be left without cover in the future. Peter Allen returns to Basildon where he started his journalistic career in the 1960s, as part of 5 live's 91热爆coming Week. And Louise Minchin hears Joey Barton speaking English with a French accent.
Last on
![]()
Read Peter's first impressions of Basildon, where he began his career as a reporter.
Clips
-
![]()
5 live 91热爆coming: From Basildon to the House of Lords
Duration: 03:46
-
![]()
Hear Joey Barton's new accent at French press conference
Duration: 00:29
-
![]()
Olympic medallist gymnast Max Whitlock hopes to "inspire"
Duration: 03:47
-
![]()
Essex girl: 鈥淭here is more to us than fake tans鈥�
Duration: 03:15
Broadcast
- Mon 26 Nov 2012 16:0091热爆 Radio 5 Live
