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27/01/2012

The decision to end Radio 4's ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Planet has dismayed many listeners. This week two listeners meet commissioning editor Mohit Bakaya to ask what on earth is going on.

The decision to end Radio 4's ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Planet has dismayed many listeners. The programme has been answering listeners' environmental science questions for the last 10 years. This week two listeners meet commissioning editor Mohit Bakaya to ask - what on earth is going on? They also talk to the newly appointed science editor David Shukman about his plans for science on ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ radio.

And Happy 70th Birthday Desert Island Discs. Executive producer Cathy Drysdale tells Roger how this weekend - each ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ local radio station as well as ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales are running special programmes dedicated to the music choices and personal stories of hundreds of listeners.

We also hear your reactions to news that the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Trust has ordered ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ managers to rethink cuts to local radio budgets.

Presenter: Roger Bolton

Producers: Karen Pirie and Kate Taylor
A Whistledown Production for ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4.

30 minutes

Last on

Sun 29 Jan 2012 20:00

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  • Fri 27 Jan 2012 16:30
  • Sun 29 Jan 2012 20:00

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