Victoria Derbyshire's Interviews of the Week show

Victoria Derbyshire's Interviews of the Week

Summary: The best moments from Victoria Derbyshire's morning programme, Monday - Friday on BBC Radio 5 live. Exclusive, news-making interviews, and powerful human interest stories.

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Podcasts:

 VictoriaD: Manor Women's Project, 16 Jul 11 | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 91:05

Two years ago Victoria Derbyshire spent the night at a refuge in Walsall for women who were addicted to heroin and crack cocaine. She's going back this week to find out how their lives have changed. Listen to the original programme here.

 VictoriaD: Hugh Grant & Paul McMullan, 05 Jul 2011 | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 18:34

Hugh Grant speaks to the former News of the World journalist who he secretly recorded talking about phone hacking.

 VictoriaD: Mark Kennedy, 15 Jun 11 | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 52:48

Victoria Derbyshire's exclusive interview with the former undercover police officer accused of going native after infiltrating a group of environmental protesters.

 VictoriaD: Harry & Nick, 08 Jun 11 | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 19:52

Listen to a remarkable conversation between two men who've had an enormous impact on each other's lives - but who've never actually spoken to each other until today.

 VictoriaD: Ken Clarke, 18 May 11 | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 53:49

Justice Secretary Ken Clarke tells Victoria Derbyshire that some types of rape are not as serious as others. And defends government plans to halve prison sentences for rapists who plead guilty early. This interview prompted Labour Leader Ed Miliband to call on Ken Clarke to resign.

 VictoriaD: Kate & Gerry McCann 12 May 11 | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 26:53

The parents of Madeleine McCann tell Victoria Derbyshire why they're calling on the Prime Minister to launch an independent review of all information relating to the disappearance of their daughter.

 VictoriaD: Alison Hastings | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 24:48

The BBC Trust, which oversees everything the corporation does, is examining 5 live, and its sister station 5 live sports extra, a process that every major part of the BBC's output has to undergo every five years. Alison Hastings is from the trust.

 VictoriaD: AV Special, 31 Mar 11 | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 90:11

Victoria Derbyshire puts AV to the test by holding a mock general election.

 VictoriaD: PC David Rathband | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 35:40

Victoria speaks to PC David Rathband who was shot and blinded by gunman Raoul Moat.

 VictoriaD: Riven Vincent's First Interview 03 Mar 11 | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 26:50

Riven Vincent is the mother of a six year old severely disabled child. She caused a political storm earlier this year when she posted on a website that she was considering putting her daughter into care. Riven talks for the first time to Victoria about her daughter & their family life.

 VictoriaD: Caller about to check into rehab 17 Feb 11 | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 19:17

This week Rachel called Victoria. She's a doctor, and an alcoholic and was about to check herself into rehab. Hear her powerful story.

 VictoriaD: Sir Nicholas Wall, 11 Feb 11 | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 33:46

The most senior Family judge in England and Wales told Victoria Derbyshire the idea that judges favour women in custody battles is wrong - but in the vast majority of cases the mother IS best placed to look after the child. Sir Nicholas Wall also said parents separating underestimate how stressful the family court system is

 VictoriaD: Sally Bercow plus life after breast cancer , 04 Feb 11 | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 22:59

Sally Bercow talks about the raunchy photo and interview that ended up being on the front page of most newspapers. Also Victoria hears some inspirational stories from survivors of breast cancer.

 VictoriaD: John and Lorna Norgrove, 28 Jan 11 | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 25:39

The parents of the British aid worker Linda Norgrove - who was killed in Afghanistan - tell Victoria they didn't know a rescue mission had been launched, until it failed.

 VictoriaD: Respite Care, 21 Jan 11 | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 52:57

As one mother from Bristol says she may have to put her disabled daughter into care because she can no longer cope, Victoria speaks to other parents about the sort of respite care on offer to them.

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