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21/02/2011

David Whiteley examines the case for putting down dogs that attack, and the story of the WWI postcard delivered to a Norfolk home 94 years after it was dispatched.

Alex Dolan meets Roy Clarke from Bury St Edmunds who survived an horrific attack by four dogs. Although they inflicted serious injury on Roy and his wife, the dogs weren't destroyed. Whether or not this should happen is a deeply divisive issue. Across the East at the moment, around 1 in 10 dogs are put down after an attack. New laws aimed at preventing attacks are being considered, but do they go far enough?

The delivery of a postcard to a house in Norwich is not an extraordinary event in itself. Except this one turned up 94 years after being dispatched. Sent by Alfred Arthur, whilst he was fighting in World War One, to his sister, not only had the card turned up late it was then delivered to the wrong address! David Whiteley traces the story of Alfred Arthur and the mystery of the card's whereabouts for the last 94 years. And David's final mission is to find Alfred's family so that the card can finally be given to its rightful owner.

Gillian and Rosemary from Colchester have been friends for 45 years. But they haven't always been free. Like thousands of others they were locked away in an institution, even though there was really nothing wrong with them. Coping with life on the outside since their release hasn't been easy. Now they are telling their story because they don't want to see the mistakes of the past repeated.

29 minutes

Last on

Mon 21 Feb 2011 19:30

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Presenter David Whiteley
Editor Diana Hare

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