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Best of Talkback

Talkback was Northern Ireland's first news phone-in programme and has been on air for more than 20 years. For many years it was a sounding board for the public to react and comment on the sectarian violence of the troubles and the development of the peace process. Today the agenda reflects the changing shape of Northern Ireland - topics like anti-social behaviour, hospital cleanliness and devolution issues are now high on the agenda. It is presented by Wendy Austin, one of NI's best known broadcasters.

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  • Average duration:
    7 minutes

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Recent episodes (5)

  • Talkback Friday

    Fri, 4 Dec 09

    Duration:
    7 mins

    We speak to the foster mother of Shirley Finlay, who was attacked and strangled in Ballymena in 2006, as her killer is sentenced.

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  • Talkback Thursday

    Thu, 3 Dec 09

    Duration:
    8 mins

    Do we need a matron-type figure back on our hospital wards to tackle the perennial issue of hospital hygiene?

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  • Talkback Wednesday

    Wed, 2 Dec 09

    Duration:
    7 mins

    As another big store introduces scan-it-yourself tills, we ask is it at the cost of workers and the human interaction factor?

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  • Talkback Tuesday

    Tue, 1 Dec 09

    Duration:
    10 mins

    The parents of a young solicitor stabbed to death in a random street robbery tell Wendy why they have given £10,000 to the school where one of his killers was educated.

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  • Talkback Monday

    Mon, 30 Nov 09

    Duration:
    11 mins

    As a new report says elderly people are constantly in danger because pedestrian lights don't give them enough time to cross the road, Talkback carries out its own research.

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