Wednesday: Syria - Canadian Doctor, Musical Parrots, Authors Review

Part One

* Syria - Canadian Doctor. Ontario trauma surgeon, Dr. Anas al Kassem, helps to save lives at a new field hospital in Syria.

* Musical Parrots. Franck Péron researches how parrots engage with music, and found that they too have their preferences.

Part Two

* Authors Pack. We look back at our 2012 interviews from the literary world.
 
Part Three

* John Irving Encore. A rebroadcast of Carol's interview with the American writer about his latest book, In One Person.

* Patti Page Obituary. We pay tribute to the US singer of "Tennessee Waltz". She died yesterday, aged 85.