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It鈥檚 that GCSE time of year again - should handwriting make a difference?

As more than 3000 Shropshire families are going through 'trial by GCSEs' are the moment, Jim chats to Alun Morgan the Schools Improvement Advisor for Shropshire Council.

Is yours one of the thousands of Shropshire families living through the nerve-wracking times that "GCSE season" bring? How have subjects, even history, changed since you were at school? And, at a time when young people use keyboards more often than pens, is handwriting becoming an issue for those who mark their exam papers?

And Jim chats to Larry Peterson ahead of the 鈥淔lights of Fantasy鈥 exhibition at RAF Cosford about his passion for Thunderbirds and all Gerry and Sylvia Anderson鈥檚 cult programmes.

3 hours

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  • Fri 16 May 2014 09:00