WHY PRISONERS RE-OFFEND - BBC RADIO 4, TODAY PROGRAMME - JUNE 2006

We've talked a lot in recent weeks about sentencing, soaring prison numbers and the problem of reoffending. In the course of that debate, one view that has rarely been heard is that of people who are behind bars.

In Wandsworth Prison in south London, there's an educational project which teaches inmates how to make radio - and this programme was given unique access to it. We asked the prisoners involved to put together a report on why they reoffend...

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Croxteth School – Today programme - November 2008

Since the murder of 11-year-old Rhys Jones in Liverpool, the name Croxteth has become synonymous with gun and gang crime but is that label a fair one? Correspondent Stephanie Power reports from Croxteth Comprehensive, the only mixed comprehensive school in the area, which is facing closure following dwindling pupil numbers.

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AFC Liverpool - BBC Radio Five Live Sport - July 2008

AFC Liverpool have played their first ever game and have already won their first piece of silverware. They beat Nelson FC on Saturday for the Joe Fagan Trophy. The club has been set up to bring the spirit of LFC back to people who can't afford Anfield season ticket prices.

Stephanie Power joined match day co-ordinator Chris Stirrup on the fans coach, to see the first game, a friendly against st Helens Town... and to find out if AFC Liverpool really could take off.....

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HILLSBOROUGH remembered: SURVIVOR MEETS SOUTH YORKSHIRE POLICEWOMAN - bbc radio five live - april 2009

David Gillooley was in the Leppings Lane end at Hillsborough on 15th April 1989. Twenty years on, he is reunited with the policewoman who effectively saved his life.

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Lita Roza - BBC Radio 4, PM - July 2008

A new exhibition at Liverpool's World Museum opens today. "The Beat Goes On" explores the city's musical identity and heritage. Liverpudlian, Lita Roza, was one of the first to have a number one hit in the charts with "'How Much Is That Doggie In The Window' " in 1953.

For PM Stephanie Power tracked her down to her home in London to talk about Liverpool's musical heritage and 'that song':

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BEATLES ECONOMY - BBC RADIO 4, YOU AND YOURS - AUGUST 2008

August Bank Holiday sees the annual Mathew Street festival in Liverpool, which along with new bands and other merseybeat favourites, celebrates all things Beatles. So, how important is the ‘Beatles Economy’ to the city?

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THE ASBO INDUSTRY - BBC RADIO 4, PM - AUGUST 2009

Croxteth in North Liverpool has become synonymous with gun and knife crime after Rhys Jones was killed in nearby Croxteth Park. After his death and a spate of killings around the country, government departments and local authorities were keen to try and find a solution to the problem, by funding projects designed to tackle it.

We heard last week that two home office projects TKAP and TGAP rather than see a decrease have actually seen an increase in gun and knife crime.

So do projects like this ever work? Stephanie Power reports from Croxteth

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return to Coal? - You and Yours – September 2008

With the cost of coal going down, does UK coalmining have a future? Stephanie Power reports for You and Yours from Harworth Colliery in Nottinghamshire.

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The Rebirth of Cammell Laird - BBC Radio 4, PM - June 2008

We all know it's the European Capital of Culture this year, but Liverpool's not just about Paul McCartney gigs and banana - shaped sheep. Some other old names are coming back too. Cammell Laird, the shipyard which built the Royal Navy flagship, the Ark Royal, has just announced a new contract with the Ministry of Defence worth £250 million pounds. For PM, Stephanie Power reports on Merseyside's reinvigorated maritime industry.

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female ref - radio four woman's hour - march 2009

The Football Association estimates that in some areas of the country, 20% of games are played without a referee. So, to address this problem, the FA is planning to recruit 8,000 new referees in the next three years. As part of this recruitment drive it’s actively trying to attract more women to the job. Someone who’s taken the plunge is reporter Stephanie Power. We hear how she got on refereeing her first match.

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HOOTON MEETS HESELTINE - commission for BBC Radio 4 - May 2008

Many attribute the regeneration of the Albert Dock in Liverpool as a pivotal moment in the city's rebirth. So, when the architect of its rescue bid, Lord Heseltine aka the Minister for Merseyside, came to town, Stephanie Power was there to get it on record:

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Pub singers - BBC Radio 4, PM - June 2008

Alan Bennett said of Liverpool: "Every Liverpudlian seems to be a comedian, fitted out with smart answers, ready with the chat and anxious to do his little verbal dance. They're more like Cockneys than Lancashire people. And it gets me down." Now the hunt is on for Liverpool's best pub singers who will perform with the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra in November, as part of the European Capital of culture celebrations. Stephanie Power joined him on his search:

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BBC videos

Stephanie is now making videos for BBC Online.

December 2008 - Female ref's first game. Click here to see video

April 2009 - Stars Launch Hillsborough Single. Click here to see video

September 2009 - TUC Congress - A five minute film looking at Liverpool's union and political heritage. Click here to see video

bbc slideshows

Stephanie is also a photographer and uses her images for BBC Audio slideshows

Fan Power? Click here to see slideshow

The cult of the scooter Click here to see slideshow

Liverpool’s year of culture Click here to see slideshow