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Radio 4,26 Jan 2026,20 mins
What Does It Take To Be A Foster Carer? (Your Radical Questions with Louise Allen)
Radical with Amol RajanAvailable for over a year
Louise Allen answers your questions about the rewards and challenges of being a foster carer. She also discusses reports that a new government strategy will back a scheme that helps foster carers expand their properties to give more young people a home. GET IN TOUCH * WhatsApp: 0330 123 9480 * Email: radical@bbc.co.uk Episodes of Radical with Amol Rajan are released every Thursday and you can also watch them on BBC iPlayer: https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episodes/m002f1d0/radical-with-amol-rajan Amol Rajan is a presenter of the Today programme on BBC Radio 4. He is also the host of University Challenge on BBC One. Before that, Amol was media editor at the BBC and editor at The Independent. Radical with Amol Rajan is a Today Podcast. It was made by Lewis Vickers with Anna Budd. Digital production was by Gabriel Purcell-Davis. Technical production was by Jonny Hall. The editor is Sam Bonham. The executive producer is Owenna Griffiths.
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