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16/01/2013

Sir Trevor McDonald talks about prisoners on Death Row; Blockbuster goes into administration. Also helicopter safety and would you eat horsemeat? Plus the Moan In.

Sir Trevor McDonald is one of the nation's most familiar & respected news faces of recent decades. He talks about his long career in news, from his early days in his native Trinidad to covering the release of Nelson Mandela; and he chats about his experiences meeting American prison inmates on Death Row

Would you eat horse meat? As investigations begin into how horse meat got into beef burgers on sale in the UK and the Republic of Ireland, vegetarian Liz O'Neill and food writer Kevin O'Neill chew over the issue.

Plus more gloom on the high street as Blockbuster UK enters administration; a helicopter pilot explains safety procedures in the wake of today's rush hour helicopter crash in central London; and Dave Vitty responds to listeners' everyday grumbles in The Moan In.

2 hours

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Wed 16 Jan 2013 14:00

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  • Wed 16 Jan 2013 14:00