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Last broadcast on Mon, 12 Jul 2010, 12:00 on BBC Radio 4 (FM only).
Synopsis
Julian Worricker speaks to the Chief Executive of Britain's fifth biggest supermarket chain. They have at least one store in every post-code, bar one, but how has the Co-op fared in the recession and what impact could the VAT rise have on their customers?
Also - how can you avoid the budget airlines' baggage charges? Could a 17 pocket jacket do the trick - with room for clothes, laptop, toiletries and even food?
And Julian demonstrates his musical skills on an outdoor piano - part of an art installation that's been travelling the world.
"Play Me I'm Yours" - the piano playing scheme
A passerby tries out the piano outside St. Paul's Cathedral in London
Julian talks to two girls listening to the piano playing
"Play Me I'm Yours" is the piano playing scheme travelling the country.
Chapters
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Chapter 1
As part of our new series of interviews with supermarket bosses, Julian Worricker speaks to Peter Marks, the Co-Operative Group's Chief Executive.
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Chapter 2
In the near future chicken in supermarkets and butchers could have been disinfected with an anti-microbial wash.The Food Standards Agency will be starting a consultation on the plan soon.
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Chapter 3
Julian tinkles the ivories on one of twenty-one pianos that have been placed around London as part of a project called 'Play Me I'm Yours'. We hear about plans to take them in other cities in the UK.
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Chapter 4
Martha Lane Fox wants to get 10 million people, who currently don’t have access to the web, online by 2012 but are her plans realistic? We hear from technology expert Bill Thompson.
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Chapter 5
Stem cell therapies are often hailed as miracle cures, but the international body for those involved in offering and researching stem cell therapies warns against unproven therapies.
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Chapter 6
Airline demands and restrictions on luggage have led Vincent Graff to find a way of beating them at their own game - with a specially designed coat.
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Chapter 7
A hosepipe ban is affecting millions in England. In Swindon Thames Water has launched a new campaign because of concerns over levels in the River Kennet which supplies a third of Swindon.
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Chapter 8
The government is set to announce that it should be GPs and not managers in a primary care trust who spend much of the NHS budget in England. One GP tells us what he makes of the idea.
Broadcast
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Mon 12 Jul 201012:00
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