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John Toal tells the story of the Colditz keys and finds out if the taxi men in Belfast would quit their job with £26m in the bank. Chef, Paula McIntyre cooks delicious Meatballs in an Italian Gravy.

This week on the Saturday Magazine programme, we take to the streets to find out if the taxi men in Belfast would give up their job with £26m in the bank.

John Toal talks to General Corran Purdon, whose life is worthy of a Hollywood script- escaped from the Nazis, plotted ingenious escapes from the infamous Colditz prison, before getting a hold of the keys to the prison itself!

Do you have something that you could nominate for the Landfill Awards? John Naish set up this cheeky award to highlight how much rubbish we see everyday. Motorised ice cream cone anyone?

Have you felt outwitted by your eight year olds maths homework? John Toal investigates a new “cheat” book- Maths for Mums and Dads…and our resident chef Paula McIntyre cooks up an Italian treat!

1 hour, 57 minutes

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Sat 23 Jan 201010:03
BBC Radio Foyle & BBC Radio Ulster

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Music Played

  • BELFAST TAXI DRIVERS

    • VOX POPS

      We find out if the taxi men in Belfast would give up their job with £26m in the bank.

  • Eurythmics

    THORN IN MY SIDE

  • THE STORY OF THE COLDITZ KEYS

    • Feature

      Johns talks to a General whose life is worthy of a Hollywood script.

  • COOKING WITH PAULA

    • FEATURE

      Paula cooks Meatballs in an Italian Gravy.

  • Roy Orbison

    SHAHDAROBA

  • Bob Dorough

    MY HERO, MY ZERO

  • MATHS FOR MUMS & DADS

    • INTERVIEW

      NEW BOOK: MATHS FOR MUMS AND DAD By Rob Eastaway & Mike Askew PUBLISHER: RANDOM HOUSE

  • NELL BRYDEN - NOT LIKE LOVING YOU

  • MOVIES AT THE MUSEUM

    • INTERVIEW

      Ulster Museum restores the Saturday matinee from the past.

  • Elton John

    NIKITA

  • LANDFILL AWARD NOMINATIONS

    • INTERVIEW

      The Landfill Prize highlights how much rubbish we see everyday.

  • JAZZ & BLUES SINGER MIRENDA ROSENBERG

    • INTERVIEW

      Jazz & Blues Singer Mirenda Rosenberg treats us to some smooth Jazz.

  • PAULA'S FOOD NEWS

    • INTERVIEW

      Paula McIntyre gives us the latest on food news.

  • MAGAZINE REVIEW

    • INTERVIEW

      Heather McAlpine has a look through the weekend magazines.

  • MUSIC REVIEW

    • INTERVIEW

      Francis Jones has a look at what's new in the music world.

  • Corinne Bailey Rae

    PARIS NIGHTS/NEW YORK MORNINGS

  • Eels - LITTLE BIRD

  • The Jam

    DOWN IN THE TUBE STATION AT MIDNIGHT

Broadcast

  • Sat 23 Jan 201010:03
    BBC Radio Foyle & BBC Radio Ulster