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Queen's Speech, New cycling rules, Protein

In London in recent years lorries were involved in more than half of all accidents in which a cyclist died. The programme goes out with officers as they enforce new safety rules.

Lorries have been involved in more than half of the accidents in which a cyclist was killed in London over the last seven years. Our reporter Melanie Abbott has been out with police officers enforcing new rules to make roads safer.

New car sales in March have outstripped any month since 1999 - but what about the other end of the spectrum? We talk to James Ruppert about Bangernomics - getting an old car and running it into the ground.

Protein is big business - and major brands are getting in on the post workout snack bar market which is worth 拢22m in the UK. The latest sign of the protein boom is a new version of Mars and Snickers. We talk to customers at Todmorden Gym about whether they feel the benefit of post-workout shakes.

And streamed music has overtaken sales of CDs and downloads for the first time. We'll talk to an industry expert about why this has happened - and then catch up with Skreamer - a metal band who have found a unique way of supplementing their income in a digital age. They've opened a fish farm.

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Thu 19 May 2016 12:15
麻豆社 Radio 4 FM

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Chapters

  • Queen's Speech

    What consumer related issues were brought up in the Queen's Speech yesterday?

    Duration: 05:16

  • Protein

    Mars have released high protein versions of Snickers and Mars. At 拢2.19 are they worth it?

    Duration: 06:32

  • Streaming

    Streaming music is now overtaking sales of CDs and downloads for the first time

    Duration: 05:31

  • Bangers

    As sales of new cars continue to rise, we speak to a man who advocates 'Bangernomics'

    Duration: 04:29

  • Term Time Holidays

    The government plans to give schools and councils new powers to stop term time holidays

    Duration: 03:38

  • Fish Farm band

    Skreamer - the band who're subsidising their rock n roll life by running a fish farm

    Duration: 03:02

  • Cycling Safety

    Melanie Abbott with the officers enforcing new lorry rules designed to protect cyclists

    Duration: 09:26

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  • Thu 19 May 2016 12:15
    麻豆社 Radio 4 FM

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