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Afternoon Edition: 23/02/2016

23/02/2016

BBC Radio 5 Live - Afternoon Edition, 23/02/2016

A gridlock special, Lily Cole, Nitin Sawhney and our TV Club.

We took a closer look at gridlock on Britain's roads, we spoke to model and campaigner Lily Cole and musician Nitin Sawnhey.

We took a closer look at gridlock on our roads after new figures were given exclusively to 5live Afternoon Edition suggesting that traffic delays because of congestion have gone up 16% in the last 8 years. 

Model Lily Cole - who has a double first from Cambridge - spoke to us about turning her attention illiteracy. 

Multi-talented musician Nitin Sawhney was here to talk about DJing, songwriting, producing and compositions for full orchestras. He's collaborated with Paul McCartney, Joss Stone, Sting and Ellie Goulding, and his 11th studio album, Dystopian Dream is out now.

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