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Join Ben Fryer on BBC Essex.
Essex,·17 episodes
Ben asks whether you support your local hospice.
09 Jan 2026,·240 mins
Ben asks what your experiences have been with weight loss injections.
08 Jan 2026,·240 mins
Ben asks how the BBC should be funded in the future.
07 Jan 2026,·240 mins
Ben asks what your experiences are using the NHS app.
06 Jan 2026,·240 mins
Ben asks whether the county's retail parks are too busy.
05 Jan 2026,·240 mins
Join Ian for mid-morning updates and music, followed by The Rewind with Lydia Bright.
02 Jan 2026,·180 mins
Ben starts New Year's Eve with all you need to know and all the music you love.
31 Dec 2025,·180 mins
Ben starts the day with all you need to know and all the music you love.
30 Dec 2025,·180 mins
Join Ben for Christmas Eve stories to smile to, mid-morning updates and festive music.
24 Dec 2025,·240 mins
Ben asks what has social media helped you with as a mum says TikTok helped with her grief.
23 Dec 2025,·240 mins
Ben reflects on his tour of the county going through all the postcodes of Essex.
22 Dec 2025,·240 mins
Ben asks whether you want a vote in the local elections next year.
19 Dec 2025,·240 mins
Ben asks whether misogyny is a national emergency.
18 Dec 2025,·240 mins
Ben asks whether our driving standards have slipped due to the driving test backlog.
17 Dec 2025,·240 mins
Ben asks whether young people should have mandatory heart screening checks.
16 Dec 2025,·240 mins
Ben asks whether you've been affected by sepsis.
15 Dec 2025,·240 mins
Ben asks whether all mainstream schools will cope having children who have special needs.
12 Dec 2025,·240 mins
