19/10/2018

Published: Oct. 19, 2018, 4 p.m.

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After a week that saw Brexit Secretary Dominic Raab hurry to Brussels for talks, the BBC\\u2019s Brussels reporter Adam Fleming talks to Roger Bolton. He shares his personal insights into the challenges of covering breaking news on Brexit.

The BBC Radio 4 series \\u2018The Anatomy of Loneliness\\u2019 came to a close this week. It explored the results of the BBC\\u2019s Loneliness Experiment, an online survey conducted in collaboration with Wellcome Collection. Roger talks to series presenter Claudia Hammond and BBC Radio Science Unit editor Deborah Cohen and asks: what can we learn from self-selecting surveys?

This week marks the end of a government consultation on reforming the 2004 Gender Recognition Act, which set out the legal process by which a person can change their gender. On Tuesday, Radio 4\\u2019s \\u2018Woman\\u2019s Hour\\u2019 discussed the subject, hearing from voices on various sides of the debate. Feedback hears some listeners\\u2019 perspectives on how the issue was discussed.

And BBC Radio 5 Live\\u2019s competition to find the Young Commentator of the Year is open for entries. But what makes for a pitch perfect sports commentary? Roger talks to last year\\u2019s winner Isaac Barrington and to 5 Live commentator John Murray to hear their tips on painting a picture of sport live on air.

Presenter: Roger Bolton\\nProducer: Will Yates\\nA Whistledown Production for BBC Radio 4

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