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31/08/2015

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Rigorous analysis of news and current affairs, presented by Edward Stourton.

Analysis of news and current affairs, presented by Edward Stourton. Including Faslane investment, Britain and Egypt's diplomatic row and a French claim to have invented cricket.

We ask how George Osborne's decision to give £500 million to the Faslane Naval Base will go down in Scotland. We hear of the diplomatic row between Britain and Egypt over the conviction of three journalists in Cairo. Plus we celebrate British gardeners and hear of a French claim to have invented cricket. 

Presented by Edward Stourton.

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