Stephen Nolan : Fred Done
5 Live News Specials23 Marras 2013

Stephen Nolan : Fred Done

Fred Done, the founder and boss of the BetFred betting shop chain, tells Stephen Nolan his life story in full for the first time on British radio. He describes how he went from setting up his first shop in Salford in the 1960s to creating a chain of over 1,300 shops which allow him to afford a private jet. He also reveals how he was stabbed on his doorstep, discusses the impact of gambling on his customers, and defends the use of high stakes roulette machines.

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"Attack left me with 80% burns"

"Attack left me with 80% burns"

Carmen Blandin Tarleton was left with 80% burns after her ex-husband attacked her with industrial detergent. Stephen finds out how she has come to terms with her disfigurement.

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Sochi-allegations of corruption

Sochi-allegations of corruption

Dominic Laurie hears about allegations of corruption in the run up to the Sochi Winter Olympics. With just a fortnight to go before the start of the games, he speaks to a former Russian Deputy Prime Minister, who accuses Vladimir Putin of lying about widespread corruption, and calls for the creation of an international 'court of corruption'. Dominic also hears from a woman who says her home in the city was bulldozed without good reason so that the land it stood on could be sold, and from a businessman who says he had to flee Russia, fearing for his life, after he alerted the authorities to allegations of bribery.

24 Tammi 201428min

Your Call - Right to die

Your Call - Right to die

Following the Coronation Street episode where character Hayley Cropper chooses to take her own life after suffering from inoperable pancreatic cancer, Nicky Campbell asks "If you had a terminally ill loved one would you support their right to die?"

21 Tammi 201444min

Are Christians being persecuted?

Are Christians being persecuted?

Shelagh Fogarty looks at claims that the numbers of Christians being killed around the world has increased dramatically in the last year. She speaks to religious leaders in Africa and the Middle East and to the Foreign Office minister Baroness Warsi.

17 Tammi 201427min

Britain's Most Married Man

Britain's Most Married Man

RON SHEPPARD has tied the knot 8 times - two times more than Henry the Eighth and the same number of times as Elizabeth Taylor. Now aged 65, he's been dubbed the 'Lord of the Wedding Rings', and is about to release his autobiography and have a film made about his life. He spoke to Chris Warburton.

6 Tammi 201421min

Can El Salvador solve its gang problem?

Can El Salvador solve its gang problem?

Shelagh Fogarty and the BBC's Central America Correspondent Will Grant look at El Salvador's chronic gang problem, and ask if a truce agreed almost two years ago could be the answer for other nations plagued by similar issues. Hear from gang members and from relatives of the victims - and hear what happens when police in El Salvador take to the streets to tackle the issue head on.

20 Joulu 201327min

Victoria Derbyshire: The"Dark Web" explained

Victoria Derbyshire: The"Dark Web" explained

Everything you ever wanted to know about the "dark web". The head of Europol's cybercrime centre, Troels Oerting, on its dangers and the inventor of the 3D printed gun, Cody Wilson, on why it's "a beautiful flower of human activity".

2 Joulu 201323min

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