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Radio 4,12 Oct 2025,41 mins

Susan Hulme

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This week, as Today in Parliament celebrates its 80th birthday, Susan gets a taster of how political broadcasting has changed, and how one late politician competed both at the polling booth and for pole position on the racetrack. As the BBC's Wild About Nature Week gets under way, Katherine Rundell leads A Carnival of Animals on Radio 4 whereas Curious Cases are considering crabs and carcinisation. Plus, like them or loathe them, aubergines are causing havoc on The Kitchen Cabinet yet again - Hairy Biker Si King has got involved. Presenter: Susan Hulme Producer: Anthony McKee Production Coordinators: Caroline Peddle and Caoilfhinn McFadden A BBC Audio Northern Ireland production for BBC Radio 4.

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