MICHAEL
A very good morning to you all! It’s me - Michael Ohajuru - welcoming you to the very latest edition of Five in the Eye - Colourful Radio’s weekly news review show. Episode 0425 is about to get under way.
PHIL
And this is Phil Woodford, joining Michael via Zoom, and revealing that our top story is going to be the disturbing case of Lucy Letby - the nurse convicted of killing young infants in her care. It seems as if hospital bosses were obstructive in the face of doctors’ concerns and there are calls for the forthcoming inquiry to be given real teeth.
MICHAEL
What’s story number two this week? Well, it’s India’s remarkable achievement in achieving a ‘soft’ landing at the South Pole of the Moon. While America, Russia and China spend billions on their space programme, the government in New Delhi has spent a fraction of the sum. In fact, they achieved the mission for less than it cost to shoot the Hollywood movie Gravity!
PHIL
Our additional stories are all concerned with aspects of transport closer to home! We start at number three with the controversy over the closure of ticket offices. People are campaigning to keep them, but a recent news story suggested that one station office hadn’t sold a single ticket in a month!
MICHAEL
For story number four, it’s the experiment among Londoners - surely not! - to encourage them to say hello to bus drivers. Apparently it makes the transport staff feel better.
PHIL
And finally, to wrap up the show, how far would you go to get free train travel? In Austria, you can ride the railway for nothing if you’re prepared to get a tattoo!
MICHAEL
No one is going to persuade me to get a tatt! Even the Austrian railway people! And that’s this week’s Five in the Eye!
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