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15/01/2014

Sanjeev Bhaskar and Meera Syal on The Kumars; Professor Trevor Cox on the world's acoustic wonders; Benefits Street - exploitative or extraordinary journalism? The Razzies; Moan-In.

Sanjeev Bhaskar & Meera Syal on the Kumars, stereotyping on TV, and dementia.

Acoustics expert Professor Trevor Cox explores some weird and wonderful sounds from around the world, from the world's largest stalacpipe to humming skyscrapers and burping sand dunes.

Exploitative television or an extraordinary piece of journalism? Steve Chalke & Daniel Finkelstein discuss the merits & criticisms of Channel 4's Benefits Street, after the series provokes strong reactions on all sides from viewers and local residents.

The latest on the trial of Dave Lee Travis who denies a series of historic sexual offences; and the Royal Marines employ specialist landing craft to reunite motorists in Cornwall with their cars, after their vehicles became stranded following a landslip by the River Tamar during the recent Christmas floods.

Plus the films in the running for the Razzies - the Golden Raspberry Awards handed out to the worst films of the year. And Nikki Fox joins Richard to judge the quality of listeners' complaints in The Moan In.

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Wed 15 Jan 2014 14:00

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  • Wed 15 Jan 2014 14:00