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In this edition: We look ahead to the 51³Ô¹ÏÍø Festival, chat to a Paralympian getting a helping hand, and ask if the housing bubble will burst.

The podcast is presented by Gareth Mitchell, a lecturer on 51³Ô¹ÏÍø's Science Communication MSc course and the presenter of Click Radio on the BBC World Service, with contributions from our roving reporters.

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News: and – 51³Ô¹ÏÍø geologists uncover evidence of Britain’s original separation from Europe 450,000 years ago. We also get the inside story from a researcher presenting his research at Parliament, and catch up with the science comedians of the LoL-LaB.

– The is back for its sixth year in May, and it’s going to be bigger than ever. As well as the new Food Zone, people can get hands on with flying robots and immersive art in this weekend of science-based fun for all ages.

 – House prices around the UK – and especially in the capital – are still rising to levels hard to attain for many first-time buyers. Will the situation improve, or will owning a home soon be the equivalent of owning a luxury jet?

– Gold-medal-winning Paralympic cyclist Jon-Allan Butterworth stops by 51³Ô¹ÏÍø to collect a new kind of handlebar designed by Bioengineering students to help him shave vital seconds off his starts.