Dementia, Railways, Movie merchandise
Dementia tsar Alistair Burns talks about a scheme that aims to cure dementia by 2025. Simon Bradley on how the railways transformed Britain. Anna Smith discusses movie merchandise.
Dementia Tsar Alistair Burns discusses a new private-public partnership between the British government and big pharmaceutical companies which aims to find a cure for dementia within 10 years.
For nearly 200 years, Britain's railways have been an important part of national life. In the early years, they transformed our manufacturing industries, our diets and our leisure time and they also helped to create the first chain stores and mass advertising. Simon Bradley joins Winifred to talk about his new book, 'The Railways: Nation, Network and People'.
Film critic Anna Smith talks about movie merchandise on the day that the new James Bond film hits our cinemas.
Presenter: Winifred Robinson
Producer: Helen Lee.
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Dementia
A partnership between the government and pharmaceutical companies aims to cure dementia
Duration: 08:49
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Duration: 05:56
Payday lender payback
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Railways
Simon Bradley talks about how the railways transformed Britain.
Duration: 08:27
Movie Merchandise
On the day that the new James Bond film is released, how important is movie merchandise?
Duration: 08:21
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- Mon 26 Oct 2015 12:15±«Óãtv Radio 4 FM
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