Cricket was almost wiped out in Ireland. Kevin Connolly tells the story of its revival. 
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Drug addicts and contraceptives
Should drug addicts who’ve had children taken into care be put on long-lasting contraceptives? Martin Barnes from DrugScope and Dr Bernadette Hard discuss the moral and practical implications.
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Nerina Pallot
Singer-songwriter Nerina Pallot performs a live song from her latest album, Year of the Wolf.
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New test for prostate cancer
Should the screening test for prostate cancer be updated? With Prof Hardev Pandha from the University of Surrey, who has led research for a new test, and Owen Sharp from The Prostate Cancer Charity.
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Elephant Woman: Daphne Sheldrick
Daphne Sheldrick, who has worked as a conservationist in Kenya for 50 years, is the first person ever to care for an elephant from birth to successful release into the wild.
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Elephant Woman: Daphne Sheldrick
Over the 50 years she’s worked as a conservationist in Kenya, Dame Daphne Sheldrick has raised all kinds of orphaned animals, from antelopes to zebra, via big cats, warthogs, mongooses, rhinoceroses and many more. But most of her time has been spent on elephants. She was the first person ever to care for an elephant from birth to successful release into the wild, and she’s raised 129 more besides. She tells Jane why empathy is the key to caring for such sensitive animals, and what it’s like when an elephant she’s raised and released into the wild brings her calves back to meet her human ‘parents’.
Sheldrick Wildlife Trust
Born To Be Wild 3D – a film about Sheldrick’s work, will be on release exclusively in IMAX cinemas, from 17 June. -
New test for prostate cancer
Prostate cancer is the most common form of cancer in men in the UK. In 2008, more than 36,000 men were diagnosed and over 10,000 died of the disease. Updated statistics will be released soon but the trend is expected to remain. With the introduction of a simple, new diagnostic test, examining urine rather than blood, is it time there was screening for all men? And will a less invasive test make men more likely to get checked? As a part of Men’s Health Week, Jane Garvey is joined by head of oncology, Professor Hardev Pandha from the University of Surrey, who has led the research for the new test and Owen Sharp from The Prostate Cancer Charity.
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Nerina Pallot
Fresh from a stint of writing for Kylie Minogue, the Brit-nominated singer-songwriter Nerina Pallot is back with her fourth album. ‘Year of the Wolf’ was mostly created when she was pregnant with her first son Wolfgang, and mixes her love of uplifting pop songs with thoughtful ballads reflecting her concern about the kind of world he would be born into. Nerina performs live in the studio, and talks to Jane about the highs and lows of her solo career.
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Drug addicts and contraceptives
We talk to a Woman’s Hour listener who, after fostering two babies of the same drug addicted mother, believes that addicts who’ve had children taken into care should be put on long-lasting contraceptives. Jane is also joined by Martin Barnes, Chief Exec of DrugScope and Dr Bernadette Hard who works in substance misuse and has looked into what contraceptives addicts use.
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BBC Radio 4Mon 13 Jun 2011 10:00 BBC Radio 4
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