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Oliver Hides takes your calls on illegal migration, parasocial relationships and Teletext.

Is bringing in the military the answer to illegal migration? Have you ever experienced a parasocial relationship? And what did you use Teletext for?

Donald Trump has suggested the UK could use the military to stop illegal migration, comparing migrants crossing the channel in small boats with the challenges the US faces securing their borders. This comes as the second migrant has been removed to France under the government’s "one in, one out" deal. Do you agree that bringing in the military is the answer to illegal migration or is the ‘one in, one out’ deal the fix?

Parasocial relationships—where one person feels a connection to someone who doesn’t know they exist—have become a big part of life online. It’s a term associated with influencers and podcasters who often share intimate details of their life online. Have you ever experienced a parasocial relationship? For example, with a musician, a TV celebrity or radio presenter? And is the online world making us lose out on real relationships?

Remember the thrill of checking Teletext for the latest football scores on a Saturday afternoon? Well now, a new app has gone viral that gives you the football scores like we’re in the 80’s. What did you use teletext for? Holidays, the weather or a recipe?

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2 hours, 1 minute

Music Played

  • The Cranberries

    Dreams

    • (CD Single).
    • Island.
  • Olivia Dean

    Man I Need

    • (CD Single).
    • Capitol.
  • Tears for Fears

    Shout

    • Songs From The Big Chair: Deluxe Edition.
    • Mercury.
  • The Police

    Message In A Bottle

    • The Very Best Of Sting & The Police.
    • A&M.
  • Susy Wall

    ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Child

    • Black Lights.
    • 4.
  • Modjo

    Lady (Hear Me Tonight)

    • Now 47 (Various Artists).
    • Now.
  • The Hues Corporation

    Rock The Boat

    • Million Sellers Vol.14 - The Seventie.
    • Disky.
  • DNCE

    Cake By The Ocean

    • (CD Single).
    • Republic.
    • 1.
  • The Pointer Sisters

    Automatic

    • The Best Of The Pointer Sisters.
    • RCA.
  • Soul Asylum

    Runaway Train

    • Drivin' With Johnnie Walker (Various).
    • Eastwest Records.
  • The Alarm

    Rain In The Summertime

    • The Best Of The Alarm & Mike Peters.
    • Irs.
  • Jessie J

    Believe In Magic

    • (CD Single).
    • DAP.
  • McFadden & Whitehead

    Ain't No Stoppin' Us Now

    • Million Sellers Vol.19 - The Seventie.
    • Disky.
  • Simply Red

    Thrill Me

    • (CD Single).
    • East West Records.
    • 4.

Broadcast

  • Fri 19 Sep 2025 11:59