Forty winks on four wheels? We road test Megabus' new sleeper service
Viewing films online; Megabus' new sleeper service; one council's decision to charge for e-books, and how old camera parts have raised thousands of pounds for charity.
How US online film specialist Netflix plans to compete with well-established streaming services like LoveFilm, Virgin Media and BSkyB when it enters the UK market next year.
The number of libraries offering e-books is steadily increasing, with most offering them free of charge. So why has one council started imposing a fee for every ebook it lends, and will others follow suit?
The Oxford pensioner who has raised over one hundred thousand pounds for charity by restoring old camera equipment.
And how easy is it to get forty winks on four wheels? We road test Megabus' new sleeper service.
The presenter is Peter White. The producer is Katy Takatsuki.
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- Fri 28 Oct 2011 12:00大象传媒 Radio 4 FM
- Fri 28 Oct 2011 12:04大象传媒 Radio 4 LW
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