The Boland Show Thursday Guest List: A monster iceberg the size of Luxembourg has broken off a glacier in Antarctica prompting fears it could drastically change the world's weather. The 2,500sq km block - which holds enough water to fill the Thames 100 times - was dislodged by another iceberg that broke away 23 years ago. Boland’s first guest Dr. Neal Young, a Glaciologist and research scientist at the Australian Antarctic Division, has expressed alarm that the vast iceberg will disrupt the world's ocean currents and climate.
Ever wonder where that ambulance is going when you see it speeding by, lights flashing sirens roaring. What is the emergency? Is it and accident or a life threatening heart attack, perhaps a serious car accident or just some driver rushing home for dinner? Boland next guest Suzi Brent is an emergency medical dispatcher which means that she's one of the people who take 999 calls for the ambulance service. She takes hundreds of those calls a day and has to remain calm when dealing with traumatic, often life and death situations. For the past year Suzi has kept a diary of the traumas and tragedies and that is now her book ' Nee Naw: Real Life Dispatches From Ambulance Control'
For anyone with a normal understanding of the meaning of right and wrong, the very idea that Britain's most notorious serial killer could successfully make a determined bid for freedom through the courts seems utterly incredible. But the Yorkshire Ripper and his team of doctors and legally aided lawyers truly believe Peter Sutcliffe should be freed from Broadmoor high security hospital next year after serving 30 years. Maurice’s next guest Theodore Dalrymple has spent 20 years working as a prison and hospital doctor and says that Ripper should not be allowed anywhere near parole. Theodore is the author of the book 'Second Opinion - A Doctor's Notes From The Inner City'
And finally we lighten up for Boland’s final guest John Osborne who has long been a fan of radio - from late night sessions of John Peel to Rest Match Special at dawn. When his dull temporary job became drearier than ever, John decided to remain attached to his headphones all day for a month listening to all the different channels. The result is his book ' Radio Head' a funny, disarming ride through aspects of Britain that are uplifting, informative and sometimes plain bizarre