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Cathy Macdonald talks to Alexei Sayle, the first compere at the Comedy Store in London.

Cathy Macdonald talks to Alexei Sayle, the first compere at the Comedy Store in London, who is also known for his writing, including his recent memoir Thatcher Stole My Trousers.

Cathy chats to Alexei Sayle, the first compere of the legendary Comedy Store in London, the birthplace of alternative comedy. These days he's as well known for his writing, including his recent memoir colourfully called 'Thatcher Stole My Trousers'. 

With the latest BBC TV series of Call the Midwife planning to tackle FGM, Cathy discusses with writer and performer Fiona Stewart and critic Gareth Vile how television dramas reflect on moral issues, along the way documenting society's shifting concerns and preoccupations.

The Quakers have become the first religious organisation to receive an award for their transparent pay structure, in the week that also saw the startling statistic that the richest eight people in the world are as wealthy as the poorest half of the globe. Cathy asks John Fitzgerald, a Quaker, and Ben Southwood, Head of Research at the Adam Smith Institute, whether the pursuit of financial equality is the only way to improve the lot of the poorest in society?

Helping young carers hold on to their own dreams. Sunday Morning reporter, Anna Magnusson, meets two young carers at a support group in Broomhill to get an insight into their day-to-day lives.

This Friday marks Holocaust Memorial Day, Cathy speaks to Susan Pollack who retells her powerful personal story of survival in the concentration camps of the Second World War.

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