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Ali Brownlee

Ali Brownlee: We’ll be hearing the story of a Middlesbrough man whose gambling addiction cost him three quarters of a million pounds

16/01/2014

We’ll be hearing the story of a Middlesbrough man whose gambling addiction cost him three quarters of a million pounds

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The news, sport, weather and travel you need in the morning.

We’ll be hearing the story of a Middlesbrough man whose gambling addiction cost him three quarters of a million pounds.
And it used to be seen as an illness associated with rich foods and good living, but incidences of gout are now becoming much more common.

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Mike Parr

Mike Parr: 16/01/2014

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Music, features and interaction. If you're talking about it, we're talking about it.

John Foster

John Foster: 16/01/2014

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The perfect soundtrack to your afternoon across Teesside, County Durham and N. Yorkshire.

Neil Green

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Rounding up the local and national news and sport, plus essential travel and weather.

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The latest on Middlesbrough and Hartlepool United and sports news from across the region.

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Paul Addison talks Middlesbrough and Hartlepool United with The Fans.

Mark Forrest

Great music and conversation as Mark Forrest brings together the best of BBC Local Radio.

Great music and conversation as Mark Forrest brings together the best of BBC Local Radio.

Mark's evening programme launched in England and the Channel Islands on 7 January 2013. 

The show goes out across all 39 stations, on weekdays between 7pm and 10pm - the only exceptions are for major breaking news stories and sports commentary.

Mark Forrest: Should animals still be used on screen?

Should animals still be used on screen?

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Mark debates whether there is still a place for animals on TV and in film.

The chief executive of Twycross Zoo, Sharon Redrobe, claims the chimps used in television tea adverts were permanently damaged by their experiences. Mark hears a report from the zoo, which looks after the last remaining TV chimp Chopper. Mark asks whether animals should still be used on screen.

As Scunthorpe family firm Hornsbys celebrates 100 years in business, Mark's talking about memorable bus journeys. He speaks to Josh West, who took part in the BBC's Toughest Place To Be... series; and the author of Great British Bus Journeys, David McKie.

Mark hears a report from Nottinghamshire charity fund-raisers who go door-to-door to recruit donors. Mark asks whether it's time to make cold calling illegal. He speaks to the deputy director of the UK Direct Selling Association, Linda Mills.

Introducing tonight comes from Izzy Marie Hill from Leicester and Mike Grogan from Portsmouth.

Six-year-old Ellie Davidson is battling leukaemia for the second time, but is set to have a potentially life-saving operation within the next week. Hear from BBC Wiltshire's Ben Prater who has been to meet her.

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