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26 May 'The Food Programme' (BBC Radio 4, 12.30 to 1pm)

(BBC Radio 4, 12.30 to 1pm)

With eating disorders on the rise, experts are exploring how food has become associated with feelings of guilt, approval, rebellion and control. In this programme, Sara Parker talks to those living with disorders such as anorexia and bulimia, slimmers who guiltily have the occasional chocolate bar and vegetarians who sneak off for a bacon sandwich. Contributors include poet Michael Rosen, who tells of the childhood meals his mother never knew about, and psychotherapist Susie Orbach.

'Panorama - Tony in Adland'

(BBC 1, 10.15 to 10.55pm)

In the year 2000-01, Tony Blair's Government became the country's biggest advertiser, spending 192m - 70 per cent more than the previous year, more than soap powder manufacturers. This programme examines three high-profile pre-election Government advertising campaigns, including one on getting single parents back to work and another on benefit fraud.

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