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11/04/2017

Phil chats to comedy writer Barry Cryer. He also hears from a parent who had to face a heartbreaking decision over her newborn twin daughters.

Phil chats to one of Britain's leading comedy writers, Barry Cryer, who has written for comedy legends ranging from Morecambe & Wise and The Two Ronnies to Richard Pryor and Tommy Cooper, as well as being an acclaimed comic voice of the airwaves in his own right.

As the parents of sick eight month-old boy Charlie Gard consider appealing the High Court decision allowing doctors to turn off his life support, Phil hears from another parent who had to face a heartbreaking decision over her newborn twin daughters.

Plus the latest on the blasts in Dortmund which postponed tonight's Champions League tie, United Airlines continue to deal with the fallout from their decision to forcibly remove a passenger from an overbooked plane, and why Britain's Scouts are in desperate need of more adult volunteers.

And midnight expert Professor Jim Horne answers listeners' questions about how to improve our sleep experience.

2 hours, 30 minutes

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Tue 11 Apr 2017 22:30

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