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I鈥檓 an avid Radio 4 listener so I鈥檓 听thrilled that this week sees the return of , writer Amelia Bullmore鈥檚 听(who you鈥檇 recognise as Alan Partridge鈥檚 Eastern European girlfriend) crime drama. It鈥檚 a regular returning drama on and centres around DCI Craven, played by Maxine Peake, and her team.

Yesterday鈥檚 gruesome of the series centred on the death of a young girl: 鈥淲hen two boys find the body of teenager Florence Henderson hanging from a tree in a wood, they post a photo of her suspended body to Facebook - alerting police and family.鈥� But that鈥檚 not the only link the internet has to the case, as reveals.

It鈥檚 no accident that the series has been programmed for this week 鈥� today is 鈥� and there are a series of spin off shorts to supplement the radio drama on the to further highlight issues around internet safety.

It鈥檚 a theme close to my own heart 鈥� I鈥檓 lucky enough never to have experienced any cyber bullying 鈥� but apparently 1 in 3 internet users do. As the mother of a two-year-old however I鈥檓 highly aware that the physical and virtual world will be intrinsically linked for her in a way I can鈥檛 yet fully comprehend.

Like most of my friends and family I have an online presence on Twitter and Facebook 鈥� but I remain cautious about what I post, and have a rule that no pictures of my daughter appear on social media, much to some of my friends鈥� and family鈥檚 confusion. When I try to explain that it makes me uncomfortable and that we all need to think carefully about issues of safety around our 鈥榦nline existence鈥� they often roll their eyes like I鈥檓 being overcautious. I鈥檒l certainly be directing them to this week鈥檚 Craven and about Staying Safe Online 鈥� it鈥檚 something that we all need to be thinking about in this day and age.

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