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The Bottom Line - Contacts and Contracts - BBC Sounds

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The Bottom Line

Contacts and ContractsContacts and Contracts

Released On: 16 Jun 2011

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Evan Davis's guests debate the importance of contacts, and reveal their greatest regrets.

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