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Last broadcast on Wed, 11 Nov 2009, 22:30 on BBC Radio 5 live.
Synopsis
Should we bring back National Service? Sir Michael Caine says putting young people in the army for 6 months would give them "a sense of belonging rather than a sense of violence".
Plus, Quentin Letts talks about his book Bog Standard Britain: How Mediocrity Ruined This Great Nation.
And in the midnight debate, what's wrong with porn? Director Ben Dover and Jeremy Coutinho from Object give us their views whilst a psychosexual counsellor says he's seeing more and more people who are addicted to porn.
Chapters
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Time to bring back National Service?
Sir Michael Caine says putting young people in the army for 6 months would give them "a sense of belonging rather than a sense of violence". Richard and his guests debate the issue.
1 06.25 -
Quentin Letts on Bog Standard Britain
The author of "Bog Standard Britain: How Mediocrity Ruined This Great Nation" believes that we are losing the notion of what is best.
2 50.16 -
Microsoft takes on Xbox pirates
Microsoft has cut off thousands of gamers who have been playing with pirated games on their Xboxs. They say the health of the video games industry depends on customers paying for genuine products.
3 1:23.06
Broadcast
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Wed 11 Nov 200922:30
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