Now we all still receive a lot of vital information via post -- bank statements, council tax letters, and bills for instance. But for people who're visually impaired or blind, this can understandably prove to be a real challenge. In this show our reporter Kirsty Shanks speaks to engineer Sam Jewell about how he hopes his "Giraffe Reader" will combat that.
Guests: Sam Jewell
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In the first episode of our brand new Shopping Show, Georgie Frost talks to retail expert Vix Leyton from Quidco about contactless payments, wet weather shopping, the rise of "he-tail" therapy, and much more...
Guests: Vix Leyton
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Original Broadcast: Consuming Issues Best Of The Week
Every week we cherry-pick the the best content from each strand so you don't miss a thing.
Guests: Billy Bambrough,Rebecca Harkins,Luke Hildyard,Chris Ward,Hosuk Lee-Makiyama,Hannah Maundrell
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How much more productive would you be at work if you never even went to the office? In this show Georgie chats to Chris Ward the author of the book Out of Office. He says: "An office is where you can climb the corporate ladder. Coffee shops and other hot spots are where you can change your life and have other big ideas to change the world around you."
Guests: Chris Ward
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In the wake of hacking scandals and cyber attacks hitting the headlines, Georgie takes a look at where exactly the law stands when it comes to YOUR data with Liz Morley who's a solicitor at Howard Kennedy and specialises in privacy issues.
Guests: Elizabeth Morley
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Many high profile figures including Desmond Tutu and Vivienne Westwood are calling for mass climate change action ahead of the UN's Paris conference in December. Their statement, published in the book Stop Climate Crimes, reads "We are at a crossroads. We do not want to be compelled to survive in a world that has been made barely liveable for us..." In this show Georgie finds out more from 350.org who are one of the environmental groups behind the project.
Guests: Nicolas Haeringer
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Every week we cherry-pick the the best content from each strand so you don't miss a thing.
Guests: Jon Rallings,Mark King,Laura Whitcombe,Judith Donovan,Billy Bambrough,Jasmine Birtles
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The team from This Is Money, the award-winning money section of the Mail Online, are back in the studio for their weekly catch up with Georgie to talk about the stories they’ve been investigating this week including: the fears over the Chinese economy, the HMRC emails you should be aware of, and the rise of the not-so-humble garden shed.
Guests: Simon Lambert,Richard Browning
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Original Broadcast: Creative Thinking
The team from Moneywise magazine are back in the studio for their fortnightly catch up covering the latest scam doing the round, their favourite funny money news and the top stories they’ve been investigating. This week they take a look at: your best bet for a student account, whether it's worth renting out your spare room and why you need to watch out for certain messages on your iPhone.
Guests: Laura Whitcombe,Mark King
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Georgie takes a look at the latest NEET figures, GCSE results and the other current issues surrounding youth employment with two young ambassadors from Youth Employment UK.
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