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Inspired by Blue Peter at the age of three Gaby Roslin's career has taken her from The Big Breakfast to Chicago and the National Lottery Draw. She joins Richard Coles and Aasmah Mir to talk about her life and career on stage and TV.

George Dowell dreamed of playing professional football before a car crash left him paralysed from the chest down. The former defender used to play for Worthing FC but he now has a different dream - guiding the club into the football league.
JP Devlin meets Allan Charles Wilmot, who describes moving from Jamaica to the UK and his life as a WWII Serviceman and post-war entertainer.
Martin Withers DFC, The Vulcan to the Sky Trust's Chief Pilot, was the captain of the Vulcan that flew the historic, record-breaking, bombing run to the Falkland Islands in 1982. He talks about flying her for her final display on Sunday. Marty Jopson shares his passion for the science of everyday life - from why teapots dribble, what's the difference between a biscuit and a cake and why leaves go brown.
And the singer Belinda Carlisle shares her Inheritance Tracks. She chooses True Love sung by Bing Crosby and Grace Kelly and Drugs Don't Work by The Verve.

Vulcan's final display is on Sunday 4 October at Gaydon - Heritage Motor Centre (Warwickshire) and Old Warden (Bedfordshire).

The Science of Everyday Life by Marty Jopson, is out now.

Now You Know, The Memoirs of Allan Charles Wilmot, is available from Liberation Publishers.

Belinda Carlisle is touring the UK from 3 - 10 October.

BELINDA CARLISLE: CD SINGLES 1986 - 2014 is out now.

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