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Episode 16

Episode 16 of 19

Sian Williams and an opinionated and informed panel of guests get to the heart and soul of the big stories of the week.

1 hour

Should murderers sent to prison for life ever be freed?

Harry Roberts, who killed two police officers in 1966,聽, which the judge in his trial expected him to serve. Roberts has been imprisoned for 38 years. 聽

So has he been punished enough or is the Police Federation right when it says his release is a 鈥渂etrayal鈥 of the officers who died?

You can have your say in this week鈥檚 vote: 聽Should murderers sent to prison for life ever be freed?

聽or via SMS during the live show.

Also on the programme

Consumption of alcohol is up 鈥 so is liver disease. Is drinking a slippery slope or is it fine to have a few glasses to wind down?聽聽

We debate: is it wrong to get drunk?

As thousands of people around the UK celebrate Diwali, the Hindu festival of lights, Sunday Morning Live discusses whether there should be multi-faith holidays to add to Christmas and Easter.聽

INTERVIEW: Baroness Grey-Thompson

Tanni Grey-Thompson, the paralympian champion who became a baroness, talks to Sian Williams about how her parents inspired her to believe she could achieve anything she wanted.

This week's panel

Joining Sian for the discussions on the programme will be:聽Clive Anderson, broadcaster and lawyer;听Nihal, 麻豆官网首页入口 Asian Network DJ;听Angela Epstein, commentator and writer; radio talk show host聽Jon Gaunt;听Jonathan Bartley, co-director of Christian think tank Ekklesia; writerChristina Patterson; and聽Anne Jolis聽from The Spectator magazine.聽

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