Michael and Phil

Five in the Eye

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Michael Ohajuru and Phil Woodford debate five of the news stories that have captured their imagination this week. Whether they're discussing major issues or looking at the quirky and offbeat, they bring two lifetimes of experience to their show on Colourful Radio.https://www.facebook.com/5intheEye

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Mar 15, 2024

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Five in the Eye 322 with Kola 10.09.2021

MICHAEL Hello and a very warm welcome to our weekly news review show here on Colourful Radio -  Five in the Eye -  I’m Michael Ohajuru  in London and you’re listening to episode 0322. Phil’s away this week, I’m joined by an old friend of the show - lawyer, communications consultant and podcaster extraordinaire - it’s none other than Mr Kola Sonaike. Hi there Kola, welcome back to Fi...

Five in the Eye 0321 04.09.2021

PHIL Well, it’s Friday and we know that can only mean one thing: it’s Five in the Eye day! Yes, this is Phil Woodford welcoming you to Colourful Radio’s weekly news review show. It’s episode 0321. MICHAEL And joining Phil via Zoom this week, it’s me - Michael Ohajuru - revealing that our top story is going to be about whether it’s possible to change the minds of people with racist views. One man r...

Five in the Eye 0320 with Lorraine King 27.08.2021

MICHAEL Hello and welcome to another action-packed episode of Five in the Eye - Colourful Radio’s weekly news review. This is me - Michael Ohajuru - in a field in Southern England and you’re listening to episode 0320. PHIL And joining Michael via Zoom this week from London, it’s Phil Woodford, revealing that we have a very special guest on the show. You may know her as a host right here on Colourf...

Five in the Eye 0319 19.08.2021

PHIL Hello and a very warm welcome to Five in the Eye. I’m Phil Woodford in London and you’re listening to episode 0319 of Colourful Radio’s weekly news review show. MICHAEL And joining Phil from North Wales this week, this is me - Michael Ohajuru - revealing that our top story is going to be the shocking scenes in Afghanistan as the Taliban return to power . How could things have come to this? PH...

Five in the Eye 0318 12.08.2021

MICHAEL Hello and a very warm welcome to Colourful Radio’s weekly news review. We call it Five in the Eye, because we cast our eye over recent stories and pick out the five that we think badly need discussing, debating and dissecting. This is me - Michael Ohajuru - and you’re listening to episode 0318. PHIL And this is Phil Woodford joining Michael via Zoom this week and revealing that our top tor...

Five in the Eye 0317 with Tony 06.08.2021

PHIL Hello and a very warm welcome to Five in the Eye - the weekly review show on Colourful Radio that examines five stories that have caught our eye over the past week. This is Phil Woodford in London and we’re on episode 0317. Michael, that’s episode zero THREE ONE SEVEN. MICHAEL A prime number edition! Very well spotted Phil! This is me - Michael Ohajuru - joining the show via Zoom this week an...

Five in the Eye 0316 29.07.2021

MICHAEL Good morning! It’s Friday, so that can only mean one thing: it’s Five in the Eye day on Colourful Radio. This is me - Michael Ohajuru - welcoming you to episode 0316 of our weekly news review show. PHIL And this is Phil Woodford joining Michael via Zoom this week and revealing that our top story is going to be the Covid epidemic. As cases took an unexpected plunge in the past week or two,...

Five in the Eye 0315 22.07.2021

MICHAEL Hello and a very warm welcome - on what has been a very warm week! - to Five in the Eye. If you’re a regular listener, you’ll know this is Colourful Radio’s news review show, where we dissect five of the stories that have caught our eye over the past seven days. And this is me - Michael Ohajuru - introducing episode 0315. PHIL And this is Phil Woodford joining Michael via Zoom this week an...

Five in the Eye 0314 with Themba 16.07.2021

PHIL Hello and a very warm welcome to our weekly news review show on Colourful Radio, Five in the Eye. I’m Phil Woodford in London and you’re listening to episode 0314. MICHAEL And this is me - Michael Ohajuru - joining Phil via Zoom this week and revealing that we’re welcoming a very special guest. Someone who has been on the show a few times now, so we feel as if we should officially appoint him...

Five in the Eye 0313 08.07.2021

MICHAEL Hello and welcome to Five in the Eye! This is me - Michael Ohajuru - here on Colourful Radio and this is a very special show. That’s because it’s episode 0313 and 313 is… wait for it… a prime number! PHIL Yes, it’s one of Michael’s prime number shows and we know how important they are to him! This is Phil Woodford, joining the show from Coventry in the West Midlands this week, and revealin...

Five in the Eye 0312 01.07.2021

Whats's on this week's show.... MICHAEL Hello and a very warm welcome to episode 0312 of your favourite news review show. This is me - Michael Ohajuru - and you’re listening to Five in the Eye, right here on Colourful Radio. PHIL And this is Phil Woodford joining Michael via Zoom this week and revealing that our top story is going to be the departure last weekend of Matt Hancock, the Health Secret...

Five in the Eye 311 24.06.2021

PHIL Hello and welcome to the latest edition of Five in the Eye on Colourful Radio. It’s episode 0311 and I’m Phil Woodford in London. MICHAEL And joining Phil via Zoom this week, this is me - Michael Ohajuru. And I can reveal our top story is going to be the report by the Commons Education Select Committee which claimed poor, white, working-class kids were being left behind by our school system....

Five in the Eye 310 with Valentine 17.06.2021

The FIVE that caught our eye this week… ONE Met Police Corruption TWO Two teenage murders last weekend . THREE Accents and intelligence FOUR Guy swallowed by whale FIVE Principal sings Whitney

Five in the Eye 309 with Olu 12.06.2021

The FIVE that caught our eye this week… ONE Ollie Robinson: England bowler to take 'short break' from cricket TWO Foreign aid: Rebel Tories blocked in bid to reverse cuts THREE School day to be extended in England, leaked ‘Covid catch-up’ plan suggests FOUR Rapper Vanilla Ice narrates new BBC podcast on the disappearance of Shergar FIVE Landmine-sniffing rat Magawa retires after years of brave wor...

Five in the Eye 0308 07.06.2021

The FIVE that caught our eye this week… ONE Lockdown Kids and Covid  TWO Naomi Osaka refuses to go to a press conference THREE Denmark spies on Germany FOUR Pilot distractions ? FIVE Covid sensors at the BBC

Five in the Eye 0307 30.05.2021

The five that caught our eye this week...... ONE Eight men arrested over Royal Mail delivery scam texts TWO Universities - scrapping courses in humanities London South Bank University staff sound alarm over drop in courses THREE There are barely enough staff to run Manchester's pubs and restaurants, and wages are surging as hospitality recruitment turns into a 'battleground' FOUR Greta Thunberg re...

Five in the Eye 0305 12.05.2021

The FIVE that caught our eye this week... ONE Queen’s speech: voters will need photo ID for general election s TWO Sheffield University tells staff Charles Darwin was 'racist' and used natural selection theory to justify white male superiority in 'decolonising curriculum' lecturing handbook Church to consider removing or altering slavery monuments THREE Russian supermarket a third cheaper than Ald...

Five in the Eye 304 Election Special 07.05.2021

The FIVE that caught our eye this week... ONE Conservatives take Hartlepool seat from Labour TWO London Mayor Election 2021: Who are all the candidates? THREE Cleaners note to 'cruel' boss goes viral on social media FOUR What Is ‘Cheugy’? You Know It When You See It. FIVE ‘Still got it’: Tom Jones fans congratulate singer for becoming oldest man to have No 1 UK album

Five in the Eye 303 with Judge Bob 30.04.2021

The FIVE that caught our eye this week ONE Boris Johnson's flat: PM branded 'Major Sleaze' – but insists he paid for revamp amid formal investigation TWO Lockdown fines: Fixed penalty notices should all be reviewed - MPs THREE GMB viewers outraged as guests debate 'giving up pets' to save the planet FOUR Texas woman faced felony charge for not returning VHS tape over 2 decades ago FIVE Anas Sarwar...

Five in the Eye 0302 22.04.2021

The FIVE that caught our eye this week ONE European Super League: Project is 'on standby', says Real Madrid president Florentino Perez TWO Apple Music Reveals How Much It Pays When You Stream a Song THREE China’s European ghost towns: The tourism trend that went wrong FOUR Five-year-old curator leads summer art exhibition in Bath FIVE Dad names newborn son after his place of work and claims wife '...

Five in the Eye 0301 16.04.2021

The FIVE that caught our eye this week.... ONE David Cameron breaks silence over Greensill lobbying controversy, saying 'lessons to be learnt' TWO Covid review - vaccines/lockdown Lockdown changes: All the things you can and can't do from today in England Johnson & Johnson vaccine paused over rare blood clots THREE Irvine Welsh 'embarrassed' writing books as he knows his mum will read them FOU...

Five in the Eye 0300 with Abi Kay 08.04.2021

The FIVE that caught our eye... ONE The 300th story was Jul 2016 5yrs ago : Well our first story is really a collection of stories. We’re seeing what seems to be a lot of truly dreadful news out there right now. Terrorist attacks in recent weeks in France and Germany the stabbings in Japan and continued suicide bombings in Syria and Iraq along with the failed coup in Turkey and its repercussions....

Five in the Eye 0299 02.04.2021

The Five that caught our eye this week... ONE The Sewell  Report Downing Street suggests UK should be seen as model of racial equality ORIGINAL ONE Turmoil at London school hit by flag and hairstyle row Hundreds of schools in England sign up for anti-racist curriculum TWO Call centre staff to be monitored via webcam for home-working ‘infractions’ THREE Brexiteers ask public for ‘treasures’ to...

Five in the Eye 298 with Burkhard & Jim 26.03.2021

The FIVE that caught our eye this week ONE Germany Launches Election Year With Losses for Merkel’s Party in Two State s 'Resignations are due!' Top German magazine loses patience and orders Merkel to qu it TWO Covid vaccines: EU tussle with UK over AstraZeneca escalat es THREE Queen Elizabeth to hire ‘diversity czar’ after Meghan Markle’s Oprah interview: report FOUR Arnold Schwarzenegger would be...

Five in the Eye 0297 with Ebun 20.03.2021

The FIVE that caught our eye this week ONE Sarah Everard - policing protests TWO AZ vaccine - Banned in Europe THREE Downing Street briefing room  Couple chained together FIVE Name change to salmon

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