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18/05/2017 GMT

Is My Baby a Giant?

BBC World Service - The Thought Show, Is My Baby a Giant?

Is my baby a giant? tracking #MacronLeaks; why be a goth?

Is my baby a giant? The numbers given to parents as their babies grow; tracking the spread of #MacronLeaks; what’s the appeal of being a goth?

All over the world parents are given numbers from ‘growth charts’ showing how their baby is developing in comparison to others. Seven month old Baby Arlo’s numbers are so big that his parents are worried he’s one of the biggest babies in America. But where do these numbers come from? Jordan Dunbar reports, and discovers just how big Baby Arlo is.


In the run up to the French presidential election, Emmanuel Macron’s campaign was hit by a huge email hack. We reveal how the news spread on social media from obscure corners of the internet to Twitter and into the mainstream, and we hear from the American far-right activist at the centre of the story.


Why would anyone be a goth? What is the appeal of this dark and spooky subculture that embraces death, pain and sadness? Goths have been attacked, abused and are often misunderstood, but still choose to stand out – dramatically - from the crowd. Catherine Carr finds out why this scene that began in the UK in the late 1970s has spread worldwide, adapted and endured.

(Photo: Arlo Flight at his home in Texas, USA Credit: Tom and Elizabeth Flight)

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