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BCfm’s weekly politics show presented by Tony Gosling

At five: discussing the big stories in Bristol, Britain and around the world. After six: straight talking and investigative reports with Martin Summers and Marina Morris.

For all the shows back to Easter 2009 visit the Friday Drivetime archive page.

First hour: News review including Bristol City stadium plans in Ashton Vale and full discussion of the necessity or otherwise of financial austerity measures, or cuts, with LibDem councillor for Easton, John Kiely.
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Second hour: Transmitted on the day Egyptian despot Hosny Mubarak resigned, Friday Drivetime had a look at unreported aspects to the Egyptian revolution. Young woman Asmaa Mahfouz’s video sparked the uprising; Egypt’s former interior minister is being questioned for ordering bombings of Churches & Coptic Christians protected Muslims in Tahrir Square. Finally we had a close look at political vetting at the BBC.
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BCfm’s weekly politics show presented by Tony Gosling

At five: discussing the big stories in Bristol, Britain and around the world. After six: straight talking and investigative reports with Martin Summers and Marina Morris.

For all the shows back to Easter 2009 visit the Friday Drivetime archive page.

First hour: News review. Revolution in Egypt, plus economics of forest & parks sell-off with Cllr Steve Comber (Lib)
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Second hour: No job? No money? You could still build your own home with Bristol’s new Community Land Trust; George Ferguson – Bristol’s architecture, The Merchant Venturers, Ashton Gate Sainsbury’s proposal [web] & how George lost his Evening Post column; Jewish groups fighting for peace and equality with arabs.
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BCfm’s weekly politics show presented by Tony Gosling

At five: discussing the big stories in Bristol, Britain and around the world. After six: straight talking and investigative reports with Martin Summers and Marina Morris.

For all the shows back to Easter 2009 visit the Friday Drivetime archive page.

First hour: news review with Southmead Cllr. Jenny Smith (Lab) on food security plus Egypt, Murdoch, Tunisia & Bristol squatting.
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Second hour: A Friday Drivetime series on censorship begins this week & we hear from a former producer who got the BBC DG sacked. Plus the National Health Service in the crosshairs as the private healthcare industry teams up with the pharmeceutical industry to pull Health Secretary Andrew Lansley’s strings. Possibly the most frightening 15 minutes of radio you will ever hear … from http://www.spinwatch.org
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