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Afternoon Edition: 19/12/2017

19/12/2017

BBC Radio 5 Live - Afternoon Edition, 19/12/2017

Sarah and Nihal meet writer and musician Rhodri Marsden.

Sarah and Nihal meet writer and musician Rhodri Marsden. Text 85058 (charged at your standard message rate).

Sarah and Nihal meet guest editor, Janie Hamilton. Janie believes cannabis is to blame for her son's death and now tours schools speaking to year 8 pupils to warn about the drug.  

She asks: Why are we ignoring the dangers of cannabis?

Plus writer and musician Rhodri Marsden discusses his new book A Very British Christmas. Join the conversation, text 85058 (charged at your standard message rate). 

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