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This Way Up

with Simon Morton

Saturday, Midday - 2pm

Audio from Saturday 27 February 2010

Not all audio is available due to copyright restrictions.

12:15 XT contracts: Can you get out of your cellphone contract with Telecom as a home or business user? Our technology correspondent Peter Griffin and consumer law expert Bill Bevan have the answers. (27′12″); Download: Ogg Vorbis MP3 | Embed
12:40 Food additive: Everything from toothpaste to ice cream, stuffed olives, and corned beef contains seaweed. We head to the supermarket with scientist Wendy Nelson to find out why. (18′03″); Download: Ogg Vorbis MP3 | Embed
13:15 Preppers: Paul Harris of the Guardian's been examining the"prepper"movement in the US. People are busy preparing for whatever form of Armageddon they believe in. (10′07″); Download: Ogg Vorbis MP3 | Embed
13:25 Project Canvas: Project Canvas is a proposed new UK standard for getting TV over the internet really happening. Steve Plunkett's been looking at what it offers. (10′39″); Download: Ogg Vorbis MP3 | Embed
13:35 Toy fair: Games buff Tim Walsh looks at some of the 100,000 toys and games on display at the 107th American International Toy Fair in New York . (10′52″); Download: Ogg Vorbis MP3 | Embed
13:50 Nuts: pecans: The pecan with Alison Sandle. (11′12″); Download: Ogg Vorbis MP3 | Embed

QUICK HITS

12:15 XT contracts
12:40 Food additives
13:15 Preppers
13:25 Project Canvas
13:35 Toy Fair
13:50 Nuts: Pecans

THE SMALL PRINT
With all the problems affecting Telecom's XT mobile network we look at what you can do if you've been directly affected by the outages or have lost confidence in the network. In particular, how easily can you get out of your contract as a home or business user? Our technology correspondent Peter Griffin and consumer law expert Bill Bevan have some answers

Here's a link to the Telecommunications Disputes Resolution Scheme

Then at 12.40pm I'll head to the supermarket with scientist Wendy Nelson...toothpaste, ice cream, stuffed olives and corned beef all have a common ingredient. OK I'm not giving it away yet but the answer comes from the sea and will surprise you.

After the news at 1:15pm the 'prepper' movement in the US. Preppers are basically people doing everything from growing their own veggies to generating their own power to prepare for whatever version of Armageddon they believe in!

At 1:25pm the lines between the internet and the TV are blurring with services like You Tube, Hulu and TV-on-demand. But an important difference is they're all still accessed differently to live broadcast TV - you use an internet browser to watch or download and not the tuner in your telly. Project Canvas is a proposed new standard for getting TV over the internet really happening - it's next generation Freeview.

Then at 1:35pm we'll head to New York where the 107th American International Toy Fair has just been held. Games buff Tim Walsh looks at some of the 100,000 toys and games on display.

And we go nuts at 1.50pm and this week the pecan with Alison Sandle.

WE'RE PLAYING THESE TRACKS TOO....

Track: We never close our eyes
Artist: Scanner
Album: Submarine
Label: Dim Mak
Catalogue #: DM146
Broadcast at: 12:40

Track: Hot Pants Road
Artist: The JBs
Album: Sampled, Vol. 4
Label: VIRGIN
Catalogue #: 580703
Broadcast at: 12:40 (during emails)

Track: It's the End of the World as We Know It (And I Feel Fine)
Artist: REM
Album: Document
Label: IRS
Catalogue #: 142059
Broadcast at: 13:10

Track: Melody Day
Artist: Caribou
Album: Andorra
Label: CITY SLANG
Catalogue #: 104798
Broadcast at: 13:45

And our theme is:

Track: The Green Termite
Artist: Jefferson Belt
Album: Table Manners
Label: Round Trip Mars
Catalogue #: RTM 2009