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The Sunday morning news magazine programme. Presented by Paddy O'Connell.

The Sunday morning magazine programme with a fresh approach to the news and discussion about the big stories of the week. Presented by Paddy O'Connell.

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This week on BH- the latest on the death of the Polish President in a plane crash.

This week on BH, the latest on the death of Polish President Lech Kaczynski and other high-ranking members of the Polish government in a plane crash in Russia. The Polish Ambassador to London joins us.

Peter Hennessy and Anthony Howard are here to sift through archive of elections past and to try and shed some light on the current contest. The main parties are still arguing over whether cuts to public services can be avoided, so we ask: can we afford the public sector we have? And for those of you starting to panic at the tide of election talk; never fear- we have some places of safety throughout the programme.

After the news that Dawn French and Lenny Henry are divorcing after 25 years of marriage, we hear how it feels to leave a marriage that has lasted that long. And given the rising death toll in Afghanistan, do our soldiers have to be braver now than a generation ago?

And reviewing the papers this week were Britain editor of The Economist Merril Stevenson, founder and CEO of JojoMamanBebe Laura Tenison and writer and broadcaster Sir Christopher Frayling.

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