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Last broadcast on Thu, 16 Apr 2009, 12:00 on BBC Radio 2.
Synopsis
Matthew Bannister sits in for Jeremy Vine. Topics covered include the government offering people subsidies to buy hybrid cars.
Electric Cars
Motorists will be offered subsidies of up to five thousand pounds to buy electric and hybrid cars under plans announced today by the government.
John Demjanjuk
An eighty nine year old man accused of being a Nazi death camp guard during the Second World War has had his deportation from the US blocked after his family argued that he was too ill to travel.
Online medicine
Doctors warn of the danger of buying medicine over the internet as research suggests that one in four GPs has treated patients for the side effects of online drugs.
Scary rollercoaster
A fairground ride inspired by a series of horror films has been described as torture porn.
Music played
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Candi Staton
— Young Hearts Run FreeDisco Fever (Various Artists), Global Television -
P!nk
— Please Don't Leave Me(CD Single), RCA, 1 -
Fleetwood Mac
— PeacekeeperFleetwood Mac - Say You Will, Reprise -
Climax Blues Band
— Couldn't Get It RightTop Gear 3 - Various Artists, Sony -
Yvonne Elliman
— If I Can't Have YouAnd They Danced The Night Away, Debutante -
U2
— Magnificent(CD Single) -
Chris Rea
— Looking For The Summer(CD Single), East West Records -
Scissor Sisters
— Take Your Mama(CD Single), Parlophone -
James Morrison
— Please Don't Stop The Rain(CD Single) -
KT Tunstall
— Other Side Of The World(CD Single), Relentless Records -
Beyoncé
— HaloI Am...Sasha Fierce, Columbia, 1 -
Lene Lovich
— Lucky NumberFantastic 70's (Various Artists), Sony Tv/Columbia
Broadcast
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Thu 16 Apr 200912:00
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