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Richard speaks to Lance Corporal James Wharton who talks about coming out as gay in the army he tells of how his fellow soldiers beat him so badly that he needed treatment in hospital. He also talks about how he feared he would be attacked again, until his Commander put a stop to it - that Commander being Prince Harry. All is revealed in his book Out In The Army - My life as a Gay Soldier.

Biologist Simon Watt and Space Scientist Dr Lucie Green join Richard for a new feature - Bacon's Theory - to talk about the science news stories of the week and answer listeners science questions.

And Richard discussses pictures in the papers over the weekend which appear to show the husband of Nigella Lawson, Charles Saatchi - physically restraining her around the neck. Richard speaks to former Conservative MP Louise Mensch who says police should be doing more to help victims of domestic violence.