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Last broadcast on Tue, 31 Jan 2012, 12:00 on BBC Radio 2.
Synopsis
Jeremy discusses the purpose of attending university, how to react when someone you love threatens suicide, giving up your surname when getting married and speaking French.
UNIVERSITY
As fees rise, university applications fall and more people are applying for courses which are job related. But shouldn’t university be about reading poetry and studying the history of Mesopotamia for 3 years?
SUICIDE
Following the inquest into the death of Gary Speed… How should we react when someone we love threatens to kill themselves?
SURNAME
Did you regret giving up your surname when you got married? We speak to someone who did.
SPEAKING FRENCH
As Republicans choose their presidential candidate, why is speaking French almost seen as a swear word for some Americans?
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Music played
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Dexy's Midnight Runners & The Emerald Express — Come On Eileen
Fantastic 80's Disc 1 (Various Artis, Columbia -
George Harrison
— My Sweet LordAll Things Must Pass, EMI, 4 -
Mull Historical Society
— The LightsCity Awakenings, Xtra Mile Recordings, 1 -
Scott McKenzie — San Francisco
Fifty Number Ones Of The 60's (Variou, Global Television -
Paul Weller
— Wild WoodAcoustic Rock (Various Artists), Polygram Tv -
Electric Light Orchestra
— The Diary Of Horace WimpLight Years - The Very Best Of ELO, Epic -
U2
— DesireU2 - The Best Of 1980-1990, Island -
Nerina Pallot
— All Bets Are OffYear Of The Wolf, Geffen, 1 -
Elton John
— Philadelphia FreedomElton John Greatest Hits 1970-2002, Mercury -
Elton John & Kiki Dee — Don't Go Breaking My Heart
Elton John Greatest Hits 1970-2002, Mercury -
Caro Emerald
— That Man(CD Single), Dramatico, 1 -
Buddy Holly
— EverydayB.Holly & The Crickets -20 Golden Gre, MCA -
Belinda Carlisle
— Heaven Is A Place On EarthA Place On Earth - Greatest Hits, Virgin
Broadcast
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Tue 31 Jan 201212:00
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