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Last broadcast on Thu, 2 Feb 2012, 12:00 on BBC Radio 2.
Synopsis
Jeremy discusses whether Facebook or Twitter is better, how people who plotted to detonate a bomb should be sentenced, the lack of gay footballers and soldiers' last love letters.
FACEBOOK OR TWITTER?
People are getting a chance to buy shares in Facebook, and we’re also told that social networking sites are more addictive than tobacco. Today we ask, what would you champion – Facebook or Twitter?
BOMB PLOT
Islamists who plotted to blow up the stock exchange have pleaded guilty and will get a much shorter sentence. They could be out in 6 years. But if the intention was to kill hundreds of people, we speak to someone who says the sentence should be similar to if the bomb really had gone off.
JUSTIN FASHANU
Justin Fashanu was the first and, so far, only openly gay footballer. 8 years after coming out, he hanged himself. We speak to his niece. What is it about football that stops gay people from coming out?
LOVE LETTERS
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LOVE LETTER
Written by the Honourable Samuel S. Barrington, who was killed aged 19 at Quatre Bras in 1815, two days before Waterloo.
Music played
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Fine Young Cannibals
— Good ThingThe Raw & The Cooked, London -
Maverick Sabre
— No OneLonely Are The Brave, Mercury, 1 -
Urge Overkill — Girl You'll Be A Woman Soon
Simply The Best Movie Album (Various), Warner Strategic Market -
Adele
— Turning Tables21, XL, 3 -
The Pointer Sisters
— AutomaticThe Best Of The Pointer Sisters, RCA -
Lana Del Rey
— Born To Die(CD Single), Polydor, 1 -
Visage
— Fade To GreyHeart Full Of Soul (Various Artists), Knight Records -
Annie Lennox
— Walking On Broken GlassNow 1992 (Various Artists), Now, 2 -
Nerina Pallot
— All Bets Are OffYear Of The Wolf, Geffen, 1 -
Talk Talk
— It's My LifeMore Greatest Hits Of 80's (Various), Disky -
Billy Ocean
— Caribbean Queen (No More Love On The Run)Billy Ocean - Love Is For Ever (L.I.F, Jive -
Mary Wells
— My GuyDancing In The Street (Various Artis, Universal Music Tv
Broadcast
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Thu 2 Feb 201212:00
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