Friday, 10th December 2010

Wikileaks

To his supporters the editor in Chief of Wikileaks, Julian Assange is the victim of injustice and champion of democracy – he is currently behind bars in London – but he has aroused different emotions in the US administration.

Mr.Assange’s supporters fear that US authorities will attempt to extradite him to face charges over the release of hundreds of thousands of secret American diplomatic cables. He is currently wanted in Sweden on allegations of sexual assault involving two women – the conspiracy theorists are having a field day.

Joining Pat from London was Jonathan Rugman, Foreign Affairs Correspondent of Channel 4 News, who was in court this week when Julian Assange was denied bail and to tell us the technical details of how it has all worked was Dermot Williams of IT Company, Threatscape

Just My Type: A Book About Fonts

Author: Simon Garfield
Publisher: Profile Books

By the time we all get to work every day, i.e. even before we look at a computer screen – we’ve probably been reading for a couple of hours. And I don’t mean reading newspapers or books but things like, the alarm clock, the tooth paste tube, the cereal packet, the road sign, the train timetable – the sign that says ‘push’ on the office door.

Each and every one of these typeface or fonts have been carefully designed. And whether we think about it consciously or not – we all have an opinion about typefaces.

Simon Garfield is the author of a new book called, Just My Type: A Book About Fonts which looks behind the fonts which play a huge part in our daily lives.

Too Much Aid, Not Enough Help

Conditions of aid is an problem that countries far worse off than Ireland, such as Haiti and Uganda, have had to deal with since the concept of aid began.

Rev Ken Gibson is Chief Executive of TLM Ireland (The Leprosy Mission). He has extensive experience working in Asia and Africa and has written a book called “Too Much Aid, Not enough Help”, which examines the evidence and concludes that, despite billions been spent on aid, poverty and inequality have in fact increased.

Christmas Cooking: The Turkey

Traditional turkey is eaten in more than 90% of Irish homes on Christmas day, but what’s the secret to a perfectly cooked succulent bird, it’s all in the cooking. Joining Pat in studio was Pat Whelan, Butcher and Chef with some tips on preparing and cooking the turkey.

Gathering

Joining Pat for today's gathering were Pat Leahy, John Drennan and Justine McCarthy