Jack Monroe's lockdown cooking tips – Week 3
Bootstrap cook Jack Monroe joins 5 live’s Nihal Arthanayake to help make your food go further when we’re staying at home and shopping less.This week she helps out a couple of online book reviewers and gets to grips with some chicken meatballs.Jack rose to prominence for the recipes she created as a single parent with a young child, aiming to provide family meals for less than £10 per week.Jack will be joining Nihal Arthanayake on Wednesdays at 3pm.You can get involved on Twitter using the hashtag #JackMonroesLockdownLarder, including @bbc5live.You can also text the show on 85058.Picture: Andrew Testa
20 Huhti 202025min
Former Tory leader, Iain Duncan-Smith on the global response to coronavirus.
The former leader of the Conservative party, Sir Iain Duncan-Smith has defended the Government's response to the coronavirus crisis. "We are making it up as we go along, that's been the case from day one." he has told 5 Live's Stephen nolan of the global pandemic response.He also says he has tried to find PPE, personal protective equipment for NHS staff, saying it is the purpose of government to ensure there is enough supply.He is speaking to 5 Live's Stephen Nolan.
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The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge on the Coronavirus pandemic
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15 Huhti 202047min
Coronavirus: Your care home experiences
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14 Huhti 202050min
Your Call: The Big NHS Shout Out
Rachel Burden talks to 5 Live listeners who give their tributes to NHS staff and health workers.They tell us of about the important work family and friends are doing to help keep the health service going as well as those on the frontline caring for coronavirus patients.
9 Huhti 202049min
A&E consultant Dr Al: The reality of intensive care and ventilation
Dr Al is an A&E consultant in Manchester. He’s been speaking to BBC Radio 5 Live presenter Stephen Nolan on a regular basis through the coronavirus pandemic.He spoke to Stephen on the evening of Monday 6 April, after Prime Minister Boris Johnson was moved into intensive care at St Thomas’ Hospital in London.
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Intensive Care: Your Stories
Rachael Burden and The Naked Scientists' Dr Chris Smith speak to listeners about their experiences of critical care, whether as a medical professional, a patient or family member.
7 Huhti 202048min
