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Oliver Hides takes your calls on the Senedd election, animal abuse and caves.

What qualities do you look for in a leader? How should animal abusers be dealt with? And what are the best caves you have visited?

The second BBC Wales' Your Voice Live: Ask the Leader was last night in Llandudno, ahead of the Senedd election on 7 May. Labour’s Eluned Morgan, Reform’s Dan Thomas, and Green’s Anthony Slaughter faced questions from an audience of voters. The week prior, featured the Plaid Cymru, Welsh Conservative and Welsh Liberal Democrat leaders. We are now well into campaign season, but who has impressed you so far? And taking policy out of the conversation - what qualities do you look for in a leader?

A petition to create a public register of all offenders convicted of animal abuse and introduce an automatic, lifetime ban on animal ownership for anyone convicted of animal neglect or abuse has reached nearly 170,000 signatures online. This means that Parliament will consider this for a debate. How should animal abusers be dealt with? Is this the answer?

A cave hidden beneath an 11th Century castle in Pembrokeshire is a "truly remarkable site" which could rewrite Britain's prehistory, researchers say. Small digs of the cave under Pembroke Castle, as Wogan Cavern, have so far uncovered "extremely rare" evidence of early humans and animals - including the bones of a hippopotamus which roamed Wales 120,000 years ago! But what are the best caves you’ve visited?

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Music Played

  • New Order

    Blue Monday '88

    • (CD Single).
    • Factory Records.
  • Take That

    You're A Superstar

    • (CD Single).
    • EMI.
  • Dire Straits

    Romeo and Juliet

    • The No.1 Love Album (Various Artists.
    • Polygram Tv.
  • Lady Gaga

    Alejandro

    • (CD Single).
    • Streamline Records.
    • 1.
  • Stevie Wonder

    Part-Time Lover

    • Stevie Wonder - Song Review.
    • Motown.
  • Dawn Penn

    You Don't Love Me (No No No)

    • Reggae Love Songs (Various Artists).
    • Sanctuary.
  • Jack Savoretti

    I Hear You Calling

    • (CD Single).
    • Lanza Music.
  • Giorgio Moroder & Philip Oakey

    Together In Electric Dreams

    • Our Friends Electric (Various Artists.
    • Telstar.
  • Four Tops

    Reach Out I'll Be There

    • No Greater Love (Various Artists).
    • Global Records & Tapes.
  • Mared

    Everything I Left Behind

    • Everything I Left Behind EP.
  • Michael Bolton

    How Can We Be Lovers

    • Michael Bolton - Greatest Hits 1985-1.
    • Columbia.
  • Laura Branigan

    Self Control

    • Now 1984 (Various Artists).
    • Now.

Broadcast

  • Thursday12:00