Victoria Derbyshire
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Victoria Derbyshire: 24/05/2013
Should there be changes to how victims of sexual abuse are questioned in courts?
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Victoria Derbyshire: 23/05/2013
Updates and reaction to the brutal murder of a serving soldier in Woolwich.
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Victoria Derbyshire: 22/05/2013
Young drivers are lying to get cheaper car insurance.
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Victoria Derbyshire: 21/05/2013
Live reaction from Oklahoma where a tornado has left at least 90 people dead.
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Victoria Derbyshire: 20/05/2013
The father of astronaut Tim Peake says nothing his son ever does surprises him.
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VictoriaD: Gaming Machines 15 May 13
Are gaming machines in betting shops as addictive as crack cocaine? It's a claim frequently made but is there any evidence to back it up? We try and find out and hear from people who've spent hundreds of thousands of pounds on the machines.
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VictoriaD: Sally Marston 14 May 13
Victoria Derbyshire speaks exclusively to Sally Marston who’s devastated to find out that the man who was convicted for sexually abusing her as a child has recently been taken off the Sex Offenders Register. And to Nicholas Clough – the lawyer who represented her abuser in court.
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VictoriaD: Jahmene Douglas, 25 Apr 13
Singer Jahmene Douglas and his mother tell Victoria Derbyshire about the years of domestic violence they experienced as a family. In an exclusive report for the programme Jahmene also visits a refuge for women who've experienced domestic abuse. 5 live listeners share their stories too.
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VictoriaD: Bridget Harris 06 Mar 13
Victoria speaks to one of the women who's made allegations against former Liberal Democrat Chief Executive Lord Rennard for behaving inappropriately towards her.
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VictoriaD: Alcoholic doctor Rachel in March 2013
Victoria Derbyshire goes to see Rachel, the alcoholic doctor, who first called the programme in February 2011, at her home in Yorkshire.
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VictoriaD: Alcoholic doctor Rachel from May 2012
Victoria Derbyshire speaks again to Rachel, the alcoholic doctor, who first called the programme in February 2011.
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VictoriaD: • Alcoholic Doctor Rachel in February 2011
Rachel called Victoria, she's a doctor, and an alcoholic and was about to check herself into rehab. Another chance to hear her powerful story.
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VictoriaD: Mark Neary 01 Mar 13
A father who successfully fought a legal battle for the right to have his adult autistic son live with him says his son's options are bleak and he could end up back in court.
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VictoriaD: Sally Roberts 26 Feb 13
Mother Sally Roberts, who tried to stop her son Neon receiving cancer treatment, says she has no regrets.
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VictoriaD: Claire Waxman
A woman who has been stalked for over a decade and whose stalker is due to be released soon says victims are still being let down.
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VictoriaD: Everyday Sexism 20 Feb 13
Around a year ago a journalist started up a small project online - a website inviting women to submit any experience of sexism via email or twitter. It's called the Everyday Sexism Project and women have used it to record sexist behaviour they've experienced or witnessed. Victoria speaks to the journalist behind the project and to women who say they have experienced everyday sexism.
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VictoriaD: Nursery Safety 11 Feb 13
The parents of a two year-old who died at a nursery tell Victoria how they discovered a loophole which meant her death was not recorded on the nursery's Ofsted report.
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VictoriaD: The Secret Footballer 11 Jan 2013
This morning listen to an exclusive interview with The Secret Footballer - a professional player who writes anonymously about the game and has done since January 2011 billed as "lifting the lid on the world of football". In our interview he reveals the kind of racism which, he claims, happens routinely at clubs, he says that if he were gay he wouldn't come out for fear of abuse from away fans - and gives an insight into the psyche of some strikers who can be more concerned with how they...
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VictoriaD: Great Ormond Street Hospital 20 Dec 12
A day in the life of Great Ormond Street. Victoria Derbyshire visits some of the wards at the children's hospital.
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VictoriaD: Gemma Thomas 07 Dec 12
In an exclusive interview a teenager convicted of naming a rape victim on Twitter refuses to apologise to her. Gemma Thomas, who's 18, tweeted a message which included the name of a woman raped by footballer Ched Evans.
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VictoriaD: Animal research centre 04 Dec 12
Victoria Derbyshire is at an animal research centre in Oxford looking at the scientific research that takes place, watching scientists carrying out tests on thousands of mice in order to find new ways of treating diseases such as alzheimers and diabetes.
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VictoriaD: Sarah Thompson on coma amnesia
Sarah and her husband Chris tell Victoria what life is like since a coma wiped Sarah's memory of anything between 1998 and 2011 and left her thinking she was a 19 year old.
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VictoriaD: Bernard Hogan Howe 21 Nov 12
Bernard Hogan Howe the most senior policeman in the UK tells Victoria Derbyshire he believes his officers were telling the truth in the Andrew Mitchell pleb-gate row. The Met Commissioner also says the government is going to have to look at pay rises for officers.
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VictoriaD: Savile Abuse 14 Nov 12
Where do the continuing revelations about Jimmy Savile and the row over the failed Newsnight report leave victims of sexual abuse? Victoria Derbyshire hears from the former detective who led the ITV investigation into Savile - and one of Savile's alleged victims.
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VictoriaD: Conservative Conference 08 Oct 12
Victoria Derbyshire is live from Birmingham for the Conservative Party Conference with an audience of 5 live listeners and senior Conservative politicians.
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VictoriaD: Labour Conference 01 Oct 12
Victoria Derbyshire presents live from the Labour Party conference with an audience of 5 live listeners and senior Labour MP's.
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VictoriaD: Abuse 26 Sept 12
Amy tells Victoria Derbyshire how she was groomed and sexually abused from the age of 13 by a group of mostly British Pakistani men. And how police failed to prosecute.
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VictoriaD: Nicklinsons 26 Sept 12
Victoria Derbyshire speaks to two women whose husbands have or have had locked-in syndrome. Tony Nicklinson's wife Jane describes what she said to him before he died.
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VictoriaD: Victoria Pendleton 13 Sep 12
Victoria Pendleton tells Victoria Derbyshire the British cycling team made no attempts to try and persuade her to stay in the squad after London 2012 and that she thinks they were glad to get rid of her.
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VictoriaD: Thomas Beatie 07 Sep 12
Victoria Derbyshire speaks to the world's first pregnant man. Thomas Beatie is transgender and still has a womb.
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VictoriaD: Olympic Legacy 16 Aug 12
Victoria is joined by an audience of 5 live listeners and Olympic medallists to discuss what legacy the Olympics will leave.
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VictoriaD: World War 2 survivors 06 JUL 12
Victoria Derbyshire hears from two survivors of World War 2 with very different stories.
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VictoriaD: Forced Marriage 27 JUN 12
A @bbc5live listener who was forced into a marriage more than twenty years ago tells @vicderbyshire her fears that her daughters will be made to go through the same thing.
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VictoriaD: Mo Farah 25 June 12
Mo Farah speaks to Victoria Derbyshire on 5 live about his hopes for London 2012.
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VictoriaD: Tina Nash 22 June 12
Tina Nash, the woman left blind after her former partner gouged her eyes out, spoke to two other women who've experienced domestic violence on BBC Radio 5 live's Victoria Derbyshire programme. Tina Nash says she feels "sick" at the news that Shane Jenkin is planning to appeal the length of his prison sentence.
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VictoriaD: Tony Nicklinson: 01 Dec 2010
For the last 18 months Victoria Derbyshire has been following the story of Tony Nicklinson who has locked in syndrome and wants to die. Hear the original 5 live programme from his house in Dec 2010.
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VictoriaD: Alcoholic Doctor 28 May 2012
Victoria Derbyshire speaks to Rachel - the alcoholic doctor - who first called the programme 15 months ago
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VictoriaD: Abortion Clinic
Victoria Derbyshire broadcasts live from an abortion clinic to find out what happens when a woman decides to terminate her pregnancy. She talks to staff at the clinic and women who have had abortions about their experiences.
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VictoriaD: Sir Ian Kennedy 16 May 12
How much should an MP be paid? And what sort of pension should they get? The head of the body which sets the pay and pensions of MP's exclusively launches a public consultation with Victoria Derbyshire on 5 live.
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VictoriaD: Reece Davis James 03 May 12
A 19 year old old looter tells Victoria Derbyshire why he got involved in the summer riots and the moment he stole a 150 pound stereo.
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VictoriaD: Kate Allatt 02 Apr 12
Victoria Derbyshire hears the remarkable story of 5 live listener Kate Allatt who defied predictions by the medical profession and recovered from locked-in syndrome brought on by a stroke.
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VictoriaD: Teenagers and Pornography, 20 Apr 12
Victoria Derbyshire speaks to teenagers about the amount of pornography they watch and how it affects them. And an MP tells her why she thinks it's having a negative impact on their attitudes to sex and relationships.
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VictoriaD: Tony Treadwell 07 Apr 12
45 year old Tony Treadwell who had a rare form of cancer passed away this morning. He'd been keeping an audio diary for the Victoria Derbyshire programme.
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VictoriaD: Baby Births 05 Apr 12
Hear the amazing audio from the North West Ambulance Service - as a new mother is guided through giving birth on her own at home, as well as how to puncture the amniotic sac in which the baby was born.
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VictoriaD: Jessica Sayers 15 Mar 12
Victoria Derbyshire speaks to Jessica Sayers a teenager who was sexually assaulted by a girl pretending to be a boy. The "boy", Gemma Barker, was jailed for 30 months last week.
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VictoriaD: Paul Conroy 09 Mar 12
Paul Conroy the British photographer wounded in a rocket attack in Syria tells Victoria Derbyshire he believes the Syrian government deliberately targeted the makeshift media building he was in.
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VictoriaD: Darren Rathband 08 Mar 12
The twin brother of PC David Rathband tells Victoria Derbyshire how he pleaded with his brother not to "do anything stupid" just days before PC Rathband was found hanging at his home in Blyth in Northumberland.
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VictoriaD: Ed Miliband 06Mar12
Labour leader Ed Miliband speaks to callers on Victoria Derbyshire's 5 live programme.
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VictoriaD: PC David Rathband in March 2011, 01 Mar 12
In a moving interview in March 2011 PC David Rathband - the police officer shot and blinded by the gunman Raoul Moat - speaks to Victoria Derbyshire and explains why he's suing Northumbria police force.
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VictoriaD: PC David Rathband in October 2010, 01 Mar 12
Three months after PC David Rathband was shot and blinded by gunman Raould Moat he tells Victoria Derbyshire how he is recovering and how he's haunted by images of the man who shot him.
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VictoriaD: PC David Rathband's first interview 01 Mar 12
In his first broadcast interview Victoria Derbyshire speaks to PC David Rathband - the police officer shot and blinded by the gunman Raoul Moat. He described in extraordinary detail what had happened to him when he came face to face with Raoul Moat.
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VictoriaD: Unemployment Debate 15 Feb 2012
Victoria Derbyshire hosts a debate on unemployment with 200 5 live listers asking where jobs of the future are being created.
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VictoriaD: Mark Kennedy, 02 Feb 12
In an exclusive interview, Mark Kennedy - the undercover police officer who infiltrated a group of environmental activists - tells Victoria Derbyshire a report into his actions has made him into a pariah.
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VictoriaD: Sacha Williams-Rowe, 23 Jan 12
In an exclusive interview, a mother of four sent to prison for failing to give evidence against an ex-boyfriend who nearly killed her tells Victoria Derbyshire why she was too scared to do so.
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VictoriaD: Tax Inspectors 20 Dec 11
After MPs accused the HMRC of giving large firms favourable treatment, 5 live listeners tell Victoria Derbyshire their experience at the hands of the taxman. Including Danny who described how he'd nearly been driven to suicide.
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VictoriaD: John Darwin 09 Dec 11
The man who faked his own death in a canoeing accident tells Victoria Derbyshire he regrets doing it but that he also regrets coming back to the UK from his hideaway in Panama.
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VictoriaD: Christine Laird 7 Dec 12
A former council chief executive whose employers tried to sue her for a million pounds after she failed to reveal her history of depression speaks exclusively to Victoria Derbyshire. A High Court judge dismissed the case brought by Cheltenham Borough Council against Christine Laird - who's now been awarded maximum disability benefits for life.
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VictoriaD: 23 Nov 11: Bernard Hogan-Howe
The new Metropolitan Police Commissioner, Bernard Hogan-Howe, speaks to Victoria Derbsyhire about riots, undercover cops, swearing at police and tasers.
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VictoriaD: 15 Nov 11 : Riots Debate
100 days on from the Summer Riots, Victoria Derbyshire hosts a debate from Tottenham.
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VictoriaD: 03 Nov 11 : Dave Brialsford
British cycling's performance director Dave Brailsford tells Victoria Derbyshire it will be "very, very difficult, if not impossible" to win as many gold medals in London 2012 as they did in Beijing.
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VictoriaD: 21 Oct 11: Sir Michael Willshaw
The new head of OFSTED Sir Michael Wilshaw tells Victoria Derbyshire why he thinks too many teachers are underperforming.
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VictoriaD: Paul Gascoigne, 13 Oct 11
Paul Gascoigne tells Victoria how his recovery from alcoholism has progressed over the last two years.
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VictoriaD: Bahraini Medics, 30 Sept 2011
Twenty doctors and nurses have been jailed for up to fifteen years each after being convicted of incitement to overthrow the Bahrain government. They say they were treating people injured when a protest movement calling for more rights for the country's Shia majority in the Sunni-ruled kingdom was crushed. The Government say the group were involved with "hardline protestors" who sought regime change. Victoria spoke to Dr Nada Dhaif who's been sentenced to 15 years and Dr Fatima Haji who's...
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VictoriaD: Lance Bombardier Ben Parkinson, 28 Sept 11
The family of the most seriously wounded Allied soldier to survive fighting in Afghanistan tell Victoria Derbyshire he's being forced out of the Army. Lance Bombardier Ben Parkinson has had both his legs amputated, is partly brain-damaged and has a broken back.
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VictoriaD: Guantanamo Bay 09 Sept 11
Victoria comes live from the US military prison at Guantanamo Bay as part of 5 Live's coverage marking the anniversary of 9/11. She asks if the camp has changed in the 10 years since it was set up in the wake of the attacks.
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VictoriaD: Manor Women's Project 21 Jul 11
Victoria Derbyshire goes back to the refuge for drug addicts and sex workers in Walsall she first visited two years ago. Here some amazing stories of women who've turned their lives around.
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VictoriaD: Manor Women's Project, 16 Jul 11
Two years ago Victoria Derbyshire spent the night at a refuge in Walsall for women who were addicted to heroin and crack cocaine. She's going back this week to find out how their lives have changed. Listen to the original programme here.
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VictoriaD: Hugh Grant & Paul McMullan, 05 Jul 2011
Hugh Grant speaks to the former News of the World journalist who he secretly recorded talking about phone hacking.
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VictoriaD: Mark Kennedy, 15 Jun 11
Victoria Derbyshire's exclusive interview with the former undercover police officer accused of going native after infiltrating a group of environmental protesters.
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VictoriaD: Harry & Nick, 08 Jun 11
Listen to a remarkable conversation between two men who've had an enormous impact on each other's lives - but who've never actually spoken to each other until today.
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VictoriaD: Ken Clarke, 18 May 11
Justice Secretary Ken Clarke tells Victoria Derbyshire that some types of rape are not as serious as others. And defends government plans to halve prison sentences for rapists who plead guilty early. This interview prompted Labour Leader Ed Miliband to call on Ken Clarke to resign.
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VictoriaD: Kate & Gerry McCann 12 May 11
The parents of Madeleine McCann tell Victoria Derbyshire why they're calling on the Prime Minister to launch an independent review of all information relating to the disappearance of their daughter.
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VictoriaD: Alison Hastings
The BBC Trust, which oversees everything the corporation does, is examining 5 live, and its sister station 5 live sports extra, a process that every major part of the BBC's output has to undergo every five years. Alison Hastings is from the trust.
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VictoriaD: AV Special, 31 Mar 11
Victoria Derbyshire puts AV to the test by holding a mock general election.
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VictoriaD: PC David Rathband
Victoria speaks to PC David Rathband who was shot and blinded by gunman Raoul Moat.
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VictoriaD: Riven Vincent's First Interview 03 Mar 11
Riven Vincent is the mother of a six year old severely disabled child. She caused a political storm earlier this year when she posted on a website that she was considering putting her daughter into care. Riven talks for the first time to Victoria about her daughter & their family life.
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VictoriaD: Caller about to check into rehab 17 Feb 11
This week Rachel called Victoria. She's a doctor, and an alcoholic and was about to check herself into rehab. Hear her powerful story.
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VictoriaD: Sir Nicholas Wall, 11 Feb 11
The most senior Family judge in England and Wales told Victoria Derbyshire the idea that judges favour women in custody battles is wrong - but in the vast majority of cases the mother IS best placed to look after the child. Sir Nicholas Wall also said parents separating underestimate how stressful the family court system is
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VictoriaD: Sally Bercow plus life after breast cancer ,...
Sally Bercow talks about the raunchy photo and interview that ended up being on the front page of most newspapers. Also Victoria hears some inspirational stories from survivors of breast cancer.
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VictoriaD: John and Lorna Norgrove, 28 Jan 11
The parents of the British aid worker Linda Norgrove - who was killed in Afghanistan - tell Victoria they didn't know a rescue mission had been launched, until it failed.
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VictoriaD: Respite Care, 21 Jan 11
As one mother from Bristol says she may have to put her disabled daughter into care because she can no longer cope, Victoria speaks to other parents about the sort of respite care on offer to them.
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VictoriaD: THEAPPRENTICE
Jamie, Joanna and Stuart Baggs tell Victoria how they feel to be fired from the Apprentice.
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VictoriaD: Nick Clegg, 08 Dec 10
Ahead of the vote on rising the cost of tuition fees in England, Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg answers questions from 5 live listeners.
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VictoriaD: Wing Commander Tom Neil, 03 Dec 10
70 years ago, in the summer of 1940, the Battle of Britain began. Wing Commander Tom Neil was just 19 at the time. He flew 141 combat missions and shot down 13 enemy planes.
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VictoriaD: Student protest, 26 Nov 10
Victoria spent a morning at the University of London where students had been occupying a suite in protest at the rise in tuition fees. She was joined by students and MPs.
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VictoriaD: Christina Schmid, 19 Nov 10
Christina Schmid - the widow of one of Britain's most experienced bomb disposal officers who was killed in Afghanistan - tells Victoria vital equipment still isn't reaching troops fast enough. Her husband - Staff Sergeant Olaf Schmid - died when he tried to defuse a bomb in Helmand Province in October last year.
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VictoriaD: John and Penny Clough, 08 Nov 10
Jane Clough was stabbed to death by her ex-boyfriend in July this year. Jonathan Vass had been released on bail several months earlier, after being allegedly charged with raping her while she was pregnant with their child. Her parents spoke to Victoria Derbyshire and told her they believe their daughters death was entirely preventable.
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VictoriaD: Michael Owen, 27 Oct 10
Victoria Derbyshire speaks to Michael Owen about his latest injury, and Wayne Rooney's contract negotiations. Plus, find out what happens when she asks Owen about Rooney's private life.
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VictoriaD: Cerise Fletchman, 18 Oct 10
Cerise Fletchman died in a car accident whilst she was in care. The inquest found "serious failings" in the care given by the agencies involved. Victoria talks to Cerise's father CLARENCE and also the solicitor representing him at the inquest, CAROL BROOKS-JOHNSON.
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VictoriaD: Pc David Rathband, 12 Oct 10
Three months after he was shot and blinded by Raoul Moat, Victoria Derbyshire catches up with Pc David Rathband and his wife Kath to find out how he's adjusting to life without sight.
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VictoriaD: Alan Sugar, 08 Oct 10
Lord Alan Sugar joined Victoria this week to talk about the new series of the Apprentice and his disappointment at being dropped by the government from his role as Business Tsar.
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VictoriaD: Conservative conference, 05 Oct 10
Victoria was in Birmingham for the Conservative party conference. She was joined by an audience of 300 5 live listeners and the Defence Secretary Liam Fox.
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VictoriaD: Labour Party conference, 30 Sep 10
This week we were at the Labour Party conference with 300 listeners to give their verdict on Ed Miliband as the new Labour Leader.
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VictoriaD: Lib Dem Conference, 20 Sep 10
Victoria was at the Lib Dem Conference in Liverpool on Monday. She was joined by Lib Dem politicians, activists and by 5 Live listeners
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VictoriaD: Rio Ferdinand, 17 Sep 10
The England captain Rio Ferdinand has told Victoria Derbyshire that fear cannot be an excuse to stop people coming forward if they've got information about the murder of a young footballer in South East London. Eighteen year old Rio McFarlane was shot dead last week in what's believed to have been a case of mistaken identity. Victoria spoke to his brother Anthony McFarlane and, also, Rio Ferdinand and Blackpool striker Jason Euell.
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VictoriaD: Natascha Kampusch, 14 sep 10
Natascha Kampusch was just ten years old when she was abducted on her way to school. For more than eight years, she was held captive in the basement of a house in a quiet suburb of Vienna. She finally managed to escape in August 2006. Natascha explains how she's forgiven her captor, but how she still feels guilty over his death and how she still struggles to trust people.
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VictoriaD: Tinchy Stryder, 10 Sep 10
He's had 2 number ones and a gold-selling album; he's launched a clothing range and just started a joint venture to search for new talent with Jay-Z. He grew up in East London and is considered a fanatastic role model. Victoria speaks to Tinchy Stryder about his rise to fame.
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VictoriaD: Assisted Suicide, 03 Sep 10
Victoria Derbyshire speaks to a mother who helped her terminally ill son to commit suicide. Heather Pratten is calling for a change to the law to allow Dignitas-style centres to provide a service for people who want to die.
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