Plugged In also runs a programme called Community Kids which hosts 55 children each day after school and involves them in hands-on arts and crafts and computer projects.

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He famously confronted the hosts of CNN's crossfire programme, accusing them of "partisan hackery" and "doing theatre when you should be doing debate".

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He's been based back at Darwen Street for the past few years, and now also hosts BBC Radio Lancashire's weekly music nostalgia programme 'Unforgettable' every Monday evening.

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