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Author Patrick McGuiness has lived in many other countries around the world, including Africa and Iran, before coming to study here in Oxfordshire. He talks about how his time in Romania has influenced his latest novel and why he has become fluent in the Welsh language in recent years.

Japanese born Chika Akizawa talks to James about her fears for her family after the recent earthquake in Japan. She has organised a benefit concert to raise money for people affected by the earthquake and tells James how she has managed to put the whole thing together in less than 48 hours.