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Afternoon Edition: 17/10/2017

17/10/2017

BBC Radio 5 Live - Afternoon Edition, 17/10/2017

Nihal Arthanayake presents live from Sandhurst. Sarah Brett meets Bruce Dickinson.

Nihal Arthanayake is live from Sandhurst speaking to young soldiers. Sarah Brett meets Iron Maiden's Bruce Dickinson. To join text 85058 (charged at your standard message rate).

Nihal Arthanayake presents live from the Royal Military Academy in Sandhurst.  Speaking to young recruits he'll find out why so few working class and BME recruits become officers and what's being done to change that.  

Meanwhile in Salford, Sarah Brett rocks out with legendary Iron Maiden frontman, brewer, author and pilot, Bruce Dickinson. 

Join the conversation, text 85058 (charged at your standard message rate).

Download more of Sarah and Nihal's interviews with showbiz icons in our Headliners podcast: bbc.co.uk/podcasts/5live.

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