Sam wishes the news on TV was less upsetting. He'd like to end all wars to stop the suffering they cause, and finds the credit crunch depressing. Show more
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The Lost World of Communism
Episode 3: Socialism in One Family
1 hour on BBC One North East & Cumbria
Documentary on the fall of the Iron Curtain and its legacy. The final programme in the series looks at communist Romania and Nicolae and Elena Ceausescu. Show more
Nick Knowles follows the work of the emergency services. The Great North Air Ambulance is scrambled to a race-course to save a female jockey with serious head injuries. Show more