IPhoto Bug - Slideshows start randomly when browsing library

Over the last month I've noticed an irritating bug occurring on a random basis - sometimes every 5 mins, sometimes once or twice a week. I will be browsing the photo library or using the Faces feature, for example, and all of a sudden a Slideshow begins playing. I have no interest in the Slideshow function to be honest and I haven't used it before.
I don't think a keyboard shortcut is triggering this, although it could be a glitch with the wireless keyboard. Alternatively, I wondered if it could be a permissions problem - I tried repairing the permissions in DIsk Utility and that hasn't made a difference.
Also of note, I have a glitch with my iTunes - that also starts up randomly and plays music from time to time. I quit the program, remove it from the dock, close associated programs and still - minutes later - it plays again. I'm not sure how the two could be related, but I'm guessing there could be some corruption with program permissions somewhere.
I'm new to Mac computing (well, 6 months, but still a lot to learn) and would be very grateful if someone could point me in the right direction to solve these bugs (although mainly the iPhoto one).

Thanks for the tip Terence...I'll give that a try and will report back.
I also have a wireless mouse, so I imagine I will need to try used a standard wired one for a while to test that out too. If neither of these solve my problem, I'll report back.
Cheers,
David

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