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Minimum wage and prosthetic legs

Jeremy discusses whether the minimum wage for young people should be raised and the legacy of Jesse Jackson. A man who built his own prosthetic leg and not liking dogs.

Jeremy discusses whether the minimum wage for under 21s should be raised or if that is a disincentive for firms to hire them. He looks at the legacy of Jesse Jackson, the US civil rights campaigner who has died at 84. We meet a man who was so frustrated with the choice of prosthetic legs on offer via the NHS that he built his own. Also, the social stigma of saying: "I don't like dogs."

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Produced by BBC Audio for BBC Radio 2

1 hour, 57 minutes

Last on

Wed 18 Feb 202612:00
BBC Radio 2

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Music Played

  • Bruce Springsteen

    Dancing In The Dark

    • Bruce Springsteen - Greatest Hits.
    • Columbia.

  • Olivia Dean

    Baby Steps

    • The Art Of Loving.
    • Capitol.

  • Nick Lowe

    I Love The Sound Of Breaking Glass

    • The Best Of Nick Lowe.
    • Demon Records.
    • 6.

  • Ella Eyre & BBC Concert Orchestra

    Rain In Heaven (Radio 2 Piano Room, 17 Feb 2026)

  • Stevie Wonder

    As

    • Stevie Wonder - The Definitive Collec.
    • Universal.

  • Bon Jovi

    Livin' On A Prayer

    • NOW That's What I Call 40 Years (Various Artists).
    • Now.
    • 1.

  • Gibson Brothers

    Cuba

    • Disco & Dance Party Hits (Various Artists).
    • BMG.

  • Queen

    Bohemian Rhapsody

    • Greatest Hits I II & III (The Platinum Collection).
    • Parlophone.
    • 11.

  • Kezia Gill

    Gut Feeling

    • All On Red.
    • Snakefarm.

  • Tina Turner

    When The Heartache Is Over

    • (CD Single).
    • EMI.

  • Harry Styles

    Aperture

    • Kiss All The Time. Disco, Occasionally.
    • Columbia.

  • James Morrison

    Wonderful World

    • (CD Single).
    • Polydor.

  • Bob Marley & The Wailers

    One Love / People Get Ready

    • Bob Marley & The Wailers - Legend.
    • Island.

Broadcast

  • Wed 18 Feb 202612:00
    BBC Radio 2