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what unhealthy ingredients go into these things, but then
let us make our own decisions. If people don t, then it s their
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Interviewer Hello and welcome to the programme. Today,
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I m talking to Joanne Anderson. Joanne runs a
small, but unique fashion company. She recycles
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old clothes and makes them into new pieces.
Joanne, tell us why you started your business in
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the first place?
Joanne Hi, well, I was working for a well-known chain
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of stores at the time, and although I enjoyed
Hello listeners and welcome to The Arts Programme! I d like
working for them and was able to produce some
to start, by reminding you about the opening of the new
really original designs, I felt there was something
modern art gallery in town this weekend. One of the most
missing. I ve always been interested in the
exciting aspects of the gallery is its location on the riverside.
environment and I suppose going into business
The building, which had been empty for some time, has been
and re-designing recycled clothes allowed me to
renovated and converted into an exciting arts venue. Over two
have the best of both worlds. Did you know that
hundred pieces of art will be permanently on show. Admission
in the UK, more than 1 million tonnes of clothes
is free, although there is a charge for special exhibitions which
are thrown away every year, and many of these
will take place at intervals through the year. These will generally
items have never been worn?
have an international flavour, although the first exhibition
Interviewer Why do you think we have such a throwaway
in July will focus on our most talented local artists. I suggest
culture? Is it because people are so keen to
that if you haven t already done so, you check on the gallery s
follow fashion?
website and book your tickets now. Tickets went on sale last
week and they re selling fast, but there are still some available. Joanne I think the main problem is that clothes are now
The gallery will be opened on Friday morning by a member of mass-produced abroad, at great speed and very
the royal family. In the afternoon various school groups have cheaply. For example, a T-shirt can sell for Ł5 or
been invited to come for a special viewing. The gallery will be less. It can actually cost less to buy something
open to the public from Saturday. new than to get it repaired. If you go to a textile
recycling outlet as I often do, you ll see what I
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mean. Second-hand clothes are stacked metres
high in a warehouse.
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Interviewer I see, so what exactly do you do with the clothes
We have asked five people what they think about fast food.
you collect?
Here is what they said:
Joanne Well, I search for clothes that have good quality,
1 I know there s a problem with obesity and all of that, and
undamaged fabric and then I work on them. I try
that s partly because people eat too much fast food, but
to avoid complete transformations, but I like to
what about all the rubbish that manufacturers put into our
add details such as sewing on different buttons,
supermarket food too? You might say people should read
adding a new collar, taking away sleeves,
the labels, but it isn t always clear, is it, what ingredients
something like that.
they re putting in. They are responsible for the rise in
Interviewer And how do you persuade people to buy
unhealthy eating as far as I m concerned.
your clothes? Do you concentrate on the
2 OK, I know it s not that healthy, but you know, when you re
environmental angle?
busy and you re running out of time and the children are
Joanne In my view, making clothes that are good for the
yelling in your ear, it s so much easier to give in and buy
environment isn t enough as a selling point. I
them a takeaway or something. I don t mean every day, that
have to make things that are well-designed and
would of course be highly irresponsible but everything in
desirable. I m a small business and my clothes
moderation & Isn t that what they say?
cost a bit more, but if you think about the
3 I eat fast food a lot and there s nothing wrong with me.
originality, it s worth it.
I m not overweight, I feel OK and people say I look all
Interviewer You started your business in your living room I
right. So, what s my secret? Exercise of course. As far as I m
believe, but now you have a small shop in East
concerned, you can eat what you like as long as you burn off
London. What do you think is the future for a
the calories afterwards. Of course I might change my mind
business like yours?
in a few years time, when I m middle-aged and putting on
Joanne I believe that recycling clothes is really taking
weight, but for now I m fine.
off and as a result I m doing pretty well now. I
4 Fast food outlets and chains are making an effort to
have my shop in London, and I have a website
introduce salads and fruit portions in their menus, but I
which enables me to sell my clothes anywhere
don t think they ve made nearly enough progress in this
in the world. There s an opportunity to set up
respect. They still mainly offer burgers and chips. I d like to
a business in Manchester that I m also going to
see some more options such as vegetarian food. It would be
take. It will be hard running two shops, and I ll
much more healthy.
have to employ some people, but I think I m
ready for that.
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Max Well, yeah actually, they re VIP passes.
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Sarah What?
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Max Yeah, but it ll be my first time at the 02. It ll be your
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third, won t it?
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Sarah Yeah, maybe, but, you ve been to some great places too,
6 6.1 C 6.2 A 6.3 B 6.4 D 6.5 C 6.6 D haven t you? What about your holiday to Australia last
year? You saw Kylie at Sydney Opera House, didn t you?
Max Hmm that s different.
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Sarah Well, I ve never been further than Scotland.
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Max Maybe if you got a job you d be able to afford to.
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Sarah Oh right and you paid for it yourself, did you?
Max Well, no actually, my parents paid for most of it.
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Sarah Exactly! I don t get that kind of help from mine.
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from the bookshop.
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Sarah You re only there for a few hours a week, aren t you?
And anyway it s your mum s shop.
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Max Yeah, but that s not the point.
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Sarah Well, I m too busy to earn money.
Max Don t tell me you ve started another evening class?
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Sarah What s wrong with that? You did photography last year,
BBC Radio 4 is a radio channel which focuses on news, drama,
didn t you?
comedy and light entertainment. This is a selection of some of
Max Yeah well & I had two lessons &
the best programmes this week.
Sarah And singing will get me somewhere &
1 This week on Desert Island Discs, Kirsty Young talks to
Max Singing?
football legend Tony Adams. While Adams selects his
Sarah Yeah, one day, I ll perform at the 02 and if you re lucky,
favourite musical pieces, the ones he d most like to hear on
I ll get you some VIP tickets &
a desert island, Kirsty asks him searching questions about
his life, his childhood and the highs and the lows of his
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footballing career.
2 This week s short story on four is a powerful drama that
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explores the way one woman copes with the loss of her only
Being a cameraman is a great job, but it isn t always
son and the break-up with her husband - a tragic tale of
straightforward. After I graduated in film production, I went
love and loss that shouldn t be missed.
through the newspapers looking for work. Eventually, after a
3 Electric Ride continues the story of radio 4 presenter, Peter
lot of searching, I got a temporary job and this led to more
Curran, and his 4,500 mile trip across Europe in an electric
opportunities. At first, my work consisted of sorting out
car. We find out the practical problems he experiences as
lighting and dealing with equipment, but I worked hard and
well as the response of other motorists. In which country
soon became a production assistant, and then a camera
does Peter come across the rudest drivers? In which country
assistant. I held microphones, set up lights, loaded film into
does he get the most encouragement?
cameras, focused lenses. I did lots of different things and
4 This week s play is J B Priestley s An Inspector Calls. The
learned a lot.
suicide of a young woman causes the arrival of Inspector
I knew that finding a full-time permanent job wouldn t happen.
Goole into the Birling family household. Through his
I had to build up my portfolio of freelance jobs. Then I got an
unconventional questioning, each member of the family
important break when a friend introduced me to a film editor
reveals a secret that connects them to the dead woman. But
and she gave me the name of a couple of contacts. I got work
is the Inspector all he seems?
from both of them and ended up helping to produce some
5 In Woman s Hour we take a trip to some of the most
music videos, some TV adverts and a couple of documentaries.
interesting and traditional food markets in Britain. We talk
This was great, but as I developed my technical expertise, I also
to the stallholders and find out what makes their food
had to make decisions about the general direction of my career.
special and how they are coping with the ever growing
If I wanted to pursue work in feature films, I would probably
threat of supermarkets and world recession.
have to move to Los Angeles  along with all the other
filmmakers. That was fine  I like going to different places, but
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I really felt my skills lay in making documentaries. I was good at
observation, finding out about people s lives. So, I decided to
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become the best documentary filmmaker I could. Of course,
Max I ve got tickets for the Jingle Bell Ball at London s 02.
there are downsides to my job as well. When you don t know
Sarah So have I! But I got mine ages ago. How did you manage
where the next job is going to come from, you have to take
to get them so late?
what you re offered. I missed my sister s wedding because I was
Max My friend s dad works for a really big computer
filming on the other side of the world. But when the money
company and he got some complimentary tickets.
is good, the work s interesting and the location is amazing,
Sarah That s not fair! I bet they re really good tickets as well.
it s very difficult to turn things down. And even though I m
successful now, I still find that difficult to do.
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Marlon Yes, I suppose I have. I was part of a big family:
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I had three brothers and four sisters and I guess
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my first taste of doing comedy was at the kitchen
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table. I used to share my daily observations and
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everybody rolled about laughing. I don t even
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think I intended to be funny, but it made me feel
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good and I wanted to do more.
Interviewer Did you have any great influences? I mean
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people in comedy that you really admired?
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Marlon Yes, I loved the old stars like Charlie Chaplin and
Laurel and Hardy. I used to spend hours trying to
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walk like Chaplin, or scratch my head like Laurel.
I wanted to be a mimic in those days, rather than
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a stand-up comedian. The problem was I wasn t
any good at doing voices.
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Interviewer So, when you left the building site, did you find it
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easy to get work in comedy?
Marlon Not at all, I spent five years working in part-times
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work was boring, I was close to people and I took
the opportunity to observe them. I tried to find
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out what they were like, how they talked and
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what made them laugh. I also started writing my
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own jokes and putting together an act.
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Interviewer So when did you get your first big break?
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Marlon I took part in a competition in a small theatre in
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London. Basically if the audience didn t boo, you
2.2 they hadn t went through to the next round. Even though I
didn t get that many laughs, people seemed to
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like me and I won the show. Then I was invited to
2.4 on with
go on a tour which was amazing.
2.5 has been given an award
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1 As forecasted, thunderstorms swept across Scotland last
night and now heavy rain and high winds look set to
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increase and continue into the weekend. In fact, flood
warnings have already been issued for rivers across central
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Scotland and Tayside, and the Met Office has issued further
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alerts for tomorrow. Residents living in these areas are being
told not to travel unless absolutely necessary, and to listen
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to local news bulletins until the all-clear is given.
2 Heavy snow and wind has left 48,000 homes across
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Northern Ireland without electricity. A spokesman for the
Interviewer Marlon Humble is one of our best know
electricity board said that there are currently 600 individual
comedians and he s here to tell us something
faults across the network and that the number of customers
about his life. Marlon, you grew up in a small
without power would probably rise during the morning.
town in the north east of England. Your mother
Engineers worked through the night in up to 300 mm of
was a hairdresser and your father was a builder.
snow. However poor visibility and strong winds prevented
Why didn t you follow in your father s footsteps
faster progress. With conditions set to improve over the
and learn the building trade?
next few hours, however, they are optimistic that this
Marlon I originally started an apprenticeship with my
situation will change.
father, working on his building site, but instead
3 Global warming is driving lizards in Mexico and other parts
of mixing concrete, I spent my time making the
of the world towards extinction, according to a new study.
other builders laugh. Instead of being angry,
It may sound surprising, but although lizards live in hot
my father recognized I was destined for greater
countries and like to warm themselves in the sun, scientists
things and insisted that I follow my dream. In
say that overly hot weather can gradually kill them. It seems
fact he gave me the sack so that I could do
that too much heat robs them of the energy they need to
exactly that.
find food and to reproduce, and that they will not be able to
Interviewer Have you always been able to make people
adapt quickly enough to rapid climate change.
laugh?
4 The recent cold snap that has struck much of Britain this
week has brought with it treacherous driving conditions
with thick snow and ice covering many of the UK s roads.
Terrible driving conditions have resulted in thousands of
accidents, and there s no doubt insurance companies will
be feeling concerned. It s estimated that the repair bill
for damage caused to cars involved in accidents in the snow
and ice could run into several millions.
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5 The death toll from a tornado that nearly obliterated a
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farming community in the mid-west of America climbed
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to nine on Monday, but residents said it would have
been far worse if they hadn t been given an early warning
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that gave them time to take shelter in storm cellars and
basements. In a statement, the National Weather Service
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approximately forty minutes before the tornado hit the
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Britain is known for its spectacular country estates and castles,
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many of which are great tourist attractions. However, many of
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these places have suffered over the years as money became less
2.4  m looking forward to
available and maintenance costs grew. After years of neglect,
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many owners were forced to call in the demolition squads to
have their properties knocked down, making room for modern,
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affordable housing.
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By the 1950s, an average of twelve country houses were being
knocked down every month. Then in 1974, an exhibition,
held in London, exposed the plight of country houses and
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dramatically changed their future. The Destruction of the
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Country House exhibition at one of London s most famous
landmarks, the Victoria and Albert Museum, displayed over a
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thousand photographs showing the difficulties that Britain s
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country houses faced.
For the first time people saw country houses not as the
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property of a few privileged people, but as part of everyone s
Good evening, and welcome to you all. It s wonderful to see so
heritage. It was considered in everyone s interest to make sure
many people ready to take part in our Edinburgh ghost tour.
they were maintained and new solutions were made. In the 80s
Many historical incidents have taken place in this city including
and 90s, country houses were transformed until eventually they
executions, murders and stories of body snatchers. Some of you
became big business. Not only did their owners start giving
will have heard of notorious figures such as Deacon Brodie 
tours, they began to offer different services to generate income,
respectable citizen by day and murderer by night, who inspired
such as bed and breakfast accommodation and rented housing.
Robert Louis Stevenson to write the classic story The Strange
Some also established themselves as venues for weddings and
Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde. Later, we ll pass through the
conferences, and as locations for filming.
streets where he committed his crimes and visit the cemeteries
One of the places that profited from this new outlook, was
where his victims lie.
Eastnor Castle in Herefordshire. Eastnor Castle had been
There are also plenty of legends about witches, pagan rituals
struggling to survive but now it entered a new, commercial
and ghosts in Edinburgh, which may have less historical
era. The castle and grounds were open to the public, and it
accuracy but will send a chill through your bones. We ll be
was used to film pop videos as well as TV programmes. Then
talking about these as well as the more accepted stories. By
in 1986, an adaptation of Oscar Wilde s The Canterville Ghost
the way, I must warn you that along the way various ghoulish
was filmed there. Suddenly the fortunes of the great estate had
apparitions will appear wearing 17th century dress. They will
been completely reversed.
tell you their stories, display their wounds and answer your
But perhaps the most exciting use of the castle is that it has
questions. If you want to believe these are ghosts or fellow
become the venue for the rock festival known as the Big Chill.
guides  that s up to you! Talking of ghosts & if you want to
The festival which was founded in 1994 had taken place at a
hunt for real ghosts, that s part of another tour taken by a
number of venues before Eastnor. Originally only a couple of
professional ghost hunter. You can book online or at the tourist
thousand people attended, now around 30,000 people go to
centre. Tonight, we are exploring the
Eastnor every summer.
Old Town and I hope you get a real sense of how life was in
The festival is known for its high quality visuals, excellent range
an overcrowded 17th century Edinburgh. We ll pass down the
of food stalls and unusual and original line-ups with a range
Royal Mile, explore the narrow streets and historical buildings,
of music from folk and jazz to African and dub. In addition, a
and visit the haunted vaults beneath the South Bridge as
focus upon films, poetry, circus, cabaret and comedy make the
the final part of our tour. So perhaps if anyone suffers from
Big Chill different from the competition.
claustrophobia they should give that part a miss. And now I
think we should get started.
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Dan I started by buying the best bike I could
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afford and I chose that by going to different
cycling shops and talking to the people
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there. It s amazing how much you need to
As reports of match fixing, drug taking and faking injuries hit
take into account when choosing a bike: the
the sports news yet again this week, I went to the centre of
aerodynamics, the wheel span, the experience of
Manchester to ask ordinary people what they think about
the rider, the roughness of the terrain, all of that.
cheating in sport.
Interviewer And then I suppose you began proper training?
1 The problem is that sport has become too important to
Dan Yes. I started by cycling for two hours a day and I
people, so that athletes and others are driven by glory and
built this up until I was cycling around six hours
its external goals rather than sports for sports sake. If we
morning and evening. At times, I wondered
could take big prize money and huge salaries for people
what on earth I was doing it for. I hadn t realized
like footballers out of the equation, I think there d be far
how hard it would be, but by then I d started
less incentive to do this kind of thing. I d like to see sport
gathering sponsors for the trip so I had no
returning to how it used to be when sports men and
intention of stopping.
women were passionate about sport, and not the extra
Interviewer Which country in Africa did you enjoy most?
trappings.
Dan Nigeria. I d been told beforehand that Nigeria
2 One of the problems with cheating in sport is that it
would be difficult to go through and this
isn t always straightforward. I mean, it s easy to say that
attitude was reinforced by travellers I met. But
someone who s been found to have taken drugs is a cheat.
as it happens, I had a great experience. I avoided
But it s not so easy with other situations. I mean, you get
the touristy places and travelled through the
snooker players and chess players who deliberately slow
more remote areas. Being able to speak English
down the game, and footballers who exaggerate fouls, and
was a great release, and I was able to have many
tennis players who cause a fuss to shake their opponent s
conversations along the way, get directions and
confidence. How can you tell what s genuine and what s
all of that.
not? This kind of thing has been going on for years and I m
not sure we can do much about it. Interviewer Do you think you would you ever make this trip
again?
3 When you put competitive people in a competitive
situation, it s obvious what s going to happen. I mean, I Dan I think this was a once in a lifetime adventure. I
don t think it s got anything to do with fame and glory. I missed Africa when I got home, but I felt more
think it s to do with wanting to be first and stopping at than happy to be back with my family, and I
nothing, whether that means following a gruelling training don t really want to leave again any time soon.
programme and a strict diet, or whether it s following Not only that, although I m still fit, I d like to get
methods that aren t considered to be acceptable. even fitter before I do something else. And next
time, I m planning to go with my girlfriend. She s
4 When I hear about individuals being banned for cheating,
keen to take on this kind of challenge and we re
I sometimes get really angry. I mean, often cheating isn t
already having quite a laugh working out what
the players fault. Sometimes it s the coaches putting
to do.
pressure on them to win by any means, or I ve heard of team
managers telling players to feign injury during important
matches, and even to deliberately crash during a Grand Prix.
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Interviewer Hello, and welcome to the programme. As part
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of our travel spot, I m talking today to a man
that combined travel with raising money for
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charity. Dan Green has recently returned from
cycling across six countries in Africa. Dan what
made you decide to take this trip?
Dan I ve always been an active and adventurous
person, but then I heard about this guy who
swam across the straits of Gibraltar, then walked
across Africa to raise money for a charity. I
started thinking about what I would do. When
I d decided on cycling across Africa, I asked
my boss to give me the time off and started
planning.
Interviewer Why did you choose Re-Cycle for your charity?
Dan It seemed obvious since I was planning to cycle
myself. They collect second hand bicycles and
ship them to Africa and teach riders the skills to
repair and maintain them. Their bikes also help
healthcare workers reach remote villages, and
even provide an ambulance service in remote
Namibia. So it s a great charity.
Interviewer How did you prepare for the trip?
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