This week we celebrate the life and legacy of Dolly Parton; look at the tragedy in Nepal; Iceland as country of the week; Venezuelan Oil Deal; the Cambridge professor of education attacking Western education; Belfast City Council celebrating abortion; the death of Yayoi Kusama; the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation banning 9/11 being described as terrorism; No.7 classical top ten – Saint Saens; The British tea spy in China; the real cost of Ed Millibands Net Zero; Feedback; Stella O’Malley on suicide; the decline of Paula White; and the Final Word – with music from Dolly Parton, Bjork; Sigurbrornson; Saints Saens; and The Sensational Alex Harvey Band.
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Catch up on last weeks episode here – Beauty for Ashes 46 – Forgive us our Debts – Russia, Iran, the Congo and the US