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Oliver Hides takes your calls on rising oil prices, lab-grown meat and your town's secrets.

Are you worried that energy firms may look to profit from the rising price of oil? Would you be prepared to eat meat grown by scientists? Does your town have any hidden secrets?

Are you worried that energy firms may look to profit from the rising price of oil? The government "will not tolerate" such behaviour, according to the Energy Secretary Ed Miliband. And the Competition and Markets Authority is primed to step in to prevent petrol price rip-offs. The oil price has risen substantially following the conflict in the Middle East, with households reliant on heating oil already facing sharply higher prices. If you鈥檙e an oil customer facing a huge bill, please get in touch.

Would you be prepared to eat meat grown by scientists? Lab-grown foie gras and chicken are being tested to ensure they are safe for humans to eat. According to the Food Standards Agency, cultivated meat products could hit British shops and restaurants in the next five years. Other products like edible insects, 3D-printed chocolate, and cheese that is "brewed" in a lab could also be available in years to come.

And does your town hide any hidden secrets? Residents in Caernarfon may be surprised to find that the river Cadnant flows under their feet. A drone has been charting the course of a network of tunnels, which flow for around a kilometre through a series of culverts beneath the town centre.

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Music Played

  • Jamiroquai

    Canned Heat

    • (CD Single).
    • Sony.
  • Keith Urban

    Heart Like A Hometown

    • (CD Single).
    • Hit Red Records.
  • Irene Cara

    Flashdance (What A Feeling)

    • Flashdance.
    • Casablanca.
  • Frankie Valli

    Grease

    • Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons - Ve.
    • Polygram Tv.
    • 18.
  • Jenna Kearns

    My World Don't Look Like Yours

    • (Single).
    • 1.
  • Jermaine Stewart

    We Don't Have To Take Our Clothes Off

    • Club Classics From The 80's (Various).
    • Disky.
  • T. Rex

    Children of the Revolution

    • Tanx + Zinc Alloy.
    • Edsel.
    • 006.
  • Little Mix

    Holiday

    • (CD Single).
    • RCA.
  • Paul Young

    Wherever I Lay My Hat (That's My Home)

    • No Greater Love (Various Artists).
    • Global Records & Tapes.
    • 5.
  • Alison Limerick

    Make It On My Own

    • The Divas Of Dance (Various Artists).
    • Telstar.
  • Tony Etoria

    I Can Prove It

    • GTO.
  • Alex Warren

    FEVER DREAM

    • (CD Single).
    • Atlantic.
  • Gloria Estefan & Miami Sound Machine

    Dr Beat

    • Gloria Estefan - Greatest Hits.
    • Epic.
  • Soul Asylum

    Runaway Train

    • Drivin' With Johnnie Walker (Various).
    • Eastwest Records.

Broadcast

  • Fri 13 Mar 2026 12:00