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Children's radio shows to end

Children's programmes are to disappear from mainstream BBC radio, including Radio 4's one remaining children's programme "Go4it". Michael Morpurgo, former children's laureate, and Peggy Vance, publisher at Dorling Kindersley discuss whether this means that radio simply doesn't work for children.

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