Share Sounds. presented by Simon Rose

Regular listeners to the show will know that our Apprentices are five members of the Share Radio team who've each been given fifteen thousand pounds of virtual money to build their own share portfolios. They have a minimum of eight stocks, which they've been buying and selling through The Share Centre. Apprentices Olivia Demetriades and Alexi Phillips joined Simon Rose in the studio and standing by with advice and useful observations is Share Radio's Senior Analyst Ed Bowsher.

This is In My Experience, where Share Radio's Simon Rose grapples with inspiring stories that shaped careers. On today's programme, Simon was joined by Andrew Faris, CEO of Rhythms of Life - a homelessness charity which operates in Central London, providing nourishment, dignity and comfort to London’s rough sleepers. As a former rough sleeper himself, Andrew's charity has served over 300,000 meals to the homeless.

Our regular weekly programme "The Investment Trust Show" brought to you in association with Henderson Global Investors. Each week we explore the main features, factors and developments affecting investment trusts. This week we'll be taking a look at another rather unusual fund, the F&C Managed Portfolio Trust. Share Radio's Simon Rose was joined in the studio by its manager Peter Hewitt and Share Radio's Senior Analyst Ed Bowsher.

Join Share Radio's Simon Rose as he investigates this and what else has been happening in the bourses and businesses of Britain and the world. To put the day's events in context, he was joined by Garry White, Chief Investment Commentator at Charles Stanley Direct, and Paul Sedgewick Head of Investments at Frank Investments. In today's wrap: the Dow Jones Industrial Average traded above 20,000 for the first time at the start of trading today; WH Smith's travel stores performed well over the holiday period, resulting in the company upgrading its full-year profit forecast; Santander's profits for last year plunged following the EU referendum; and Scotch whisky contributes nearly £5bn a year to the UK economy.

Share Radio's Simon Rose brings you Market Wrap, a roundup of what's been happening in the bourses and businesses of Britain and the world. To help contextualise the day's events, Simon was joined by Share Radio's senior analyst Ed Bowsher. They talked about UK's economy growing faster than expected, the pound dropping below $1.26 while the FTSE 100 turned flat, The Royal Bank of Scotland setting aside a further $3.8bn to cover fines in the US, and the 9% fall in operating profits for Sky due to the rising cost of the Premiere League's broadcast rights.

The number of over-55s taking advantage of new freedom to cash in their retirement funds has reached a record high since pension rules were relaxed two years ago. New figures released by the Treasury showed that 162,000 individuals took cash from their pension pots in the last quarter of 2016, up from 158,000 in the previous quarter. Share Radio's James Brydges spoke to Steve Webb, Director of Policy at Royal London

We're only a day on from the Supreme Court's ruling that Parliament and only Parliament has the right to trigger Brexit, and already the gears of Government have whirred into action. Speaking at Prime Minister's Questions today, Theresa May assured Parliament she will give further details of her Brexit vision in a White Paper. Meanwhile, the Prime Minister's Brexit tsar David Davis has made it clear that the Government will not dawdle in seeking Parliament's approval, claiming an Article 50 bill is imminent "within days". So, with a dizzying plethora of Parliamentary processes on the horizon, should the Government expect a smooth ride? And with an Article 50 bill passing through Westminster, how might Labour ? Share Radio's Simon Rose was joined on the line by Dr Luke Cooper, Senior Lecturer in Politics at Anglia Ruskin University and a spokesperson for Another Europe is Possible, and Peter Edwards, Editor of LabourList - self-described as Labour's biggest independent grassroots e-network.

This is Share Radio's weekly travel show - The Share Radio Travel Guide. Simon Rose is joined by travel journalist and author Sarah Tucker. Today they'll be discussing whether Bath will become the first UK city with a tourist tax, how Australia Day is being celebrated across the globe and they'll be revealing the riskiest laws that travellers can come across on their ventures. There'll also be an insider's guide to Buenos Aires with Fabian Ali, a guide from Tours By Locals and a live interview with Gill Edwards from ABTA - the UK's largest travel association on the impact of Brexit on the travel industry.

The idea of basic income has been around since the 16th century. Recently, however, there has been a surge of interest in the concept, with Finland as one country currently trialing this form of guaranteed income for its citizens. Can a society really operate when income is guaranteed? Is this the future of society? Share Radio's Simon Rose was joined by Guy Standing, co-founder of Basic Income Earth Network and a Research Associate at the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, and John Weeks, Share Radio's economics commentator, for the Weeks Update.

Seven major European banks are partnering on a new blockchain-based trade finance platform, aiming to launch in the second half of this year. The initiative will be called Digital Trade Chain. KBC, Deutsche Bank, HSBC, Natixis, Rabobank, Société Générale and UniCredit all want to cut transacting costs for European businesses. A Blockchain conference is continuing at the moment in London. Share Radio's James Brydges has been exploring the future of Blockchain with Nick Williams, founder of Credits Vision.