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Playback Magazine March 2006 (No. 359)

Grapevine - with Margaret Cowie and David Tanner.

Holidays on Line - Gordon Luke talks to Stuart Shaw about booking holidays on line and about the savings you can make. Here’s the links Stuart talked about:

General Flights

http://www.skyscanner.net - Covers a good selection of schedule airlines, charter and low cost. Nice feature - month view. Also map of routes from the UK.

Charter Flights

http://www.charterflights.co.uk - Very flexible search, good if flexible with dates and airport.
http://www.airflights.co.uk
http://www.flightline.co.uk

Scheduled Flights Worldwide

http://www.airline-network.co.uk
http://www.expedia.co.uk
http://www.ebookers.com

Hotels

http://www.tripadvisor.com

Dawn Chorus - John talks to Hanna Tuulikki about a dawn chorus with a difference, using the human voice.

What’s On -
with Ken Lindsay

Sainsbury’s Self Check-out - Alan Sturmey visits his local Sainsbury to find out more about the self check-out systems and how visually impaired friendly they are. He talks to one of the managers Libby Kent.

Purim – Jewish Festival - David Strang tells us about the next Jewish Festival taking place in March ‘Purim’.

Forth Valley Sensory Centre - Margaret went along to this new centre in Camelon which opened last year. She talked to Marie Roger the Centre Co-ordinator.

Whale and Dolphin Conservation Society -
Alan talks to Mark Simmons International Director of Science and Laura Stansfield about their work. Although not directly involved with the rescue attempt of the Northern Bottlenose Whale stranded in the River Thames recently, this organisation is involved in this kind of work.