Radio review: Face the Facts

John Waite from Radio 4′s Face the Facts. Photograph: BBC/Martin Morrell/BBC “So here we are, four years later,” John Waite began in Face the Facts (Radio 4). He hovered over the word four for emphasis as he spoke to Elaine Hanson, who had been waiting that long for an inquest into her son’s suicide. As she [...]

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Gabby Logan: radio review

Gabby Logan. Photograph: BBC/Phil Fisk/BBC Gabby Logan (5 Live) was talking food allergies yesterday in the health feature, then sleep patterns and having surgery abroad. Staycation has a new meaning, apparently: you have your cosmetic procedure overseas, then stay there until the evidence disappears. The panel busted health myths and answered questions crisply. Logan (pictured) [...]

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Sly Stone sued for Coachella rant

Family affair … Sly Stone in 2007. Photograph: Zak Hussein/PA Poor Sly Stone. Less than a year after reports that he was homeless and living on the dole, the funk legend seemed set for a comeback at the Coachella festival in April. But Stone played an abysmal, confused set that was marked by a rant [...]

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The Buggles reunite for one night only

The Buggles are back … still from Video Killed the Radio Star. Photograph: YouTube The Buggles, the English band that launched MTV with their one and only hit, are reuniting. Thirty-one years after Video Killed the Radio Star signalled the dawn of music television, the group will play their “first ever full live gig” in [...]

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