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Up All Night: 22/02/2012

22/02/2012

BBC Radio 5 Live - Up All Night, 22/02/2012

Christchurch remembers last year's earthquake and Iran turns away nuclear inspectors.

We revisit some of the people who were first on the scene of the Christchurch earthquake one year ago, there's another day of drama in Greece and we catch a glimpse a new planet.

Giles Dilnot with news from around the world. 

One year ago an earthquake rocked the New Zealand city of Christchurch and claimed 185 lives. We go back to the people we spoke to on the night of the tragedy to find out how their lives have been changed.

The UN nuclear watchdog says Iran has denied its inspection team access to a military site linked to the country's nuclear programme.

We look back at a day of political drama and look forward to another morning of protests in Greece with people across the country.

NATO apologises for burning copies of the Koran but it's not enough for angry crowds in Kabul. 
Astronomers have confirmed they have found a new planet and, most importantly, it's hot, steamy and full of water. The exoplanet GJ 1214b is a so-called "Super Earth". The man who's been studying it in on Up All Night.

Giles speaks a lady who's just had a very special dinner date with the Australian PM. Julia Gillard is opposed to same sex marriages but two lesbian couples and two gay men won an uaction to meet her and put their arguments across.

Plus, Captain Sean Parnell, a former U.S. Army airborne ranger, tells Giles about his new book Outlaw Platoon which charts his time as commander of an infantry platoon known as the Outlaws, based in eastern Afghanistan.

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