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10/05/2010

Presented by Jane Garvey. Casting new light on the Lady with the Lamp, the satchel as this season's must-have accessory, and does Burlesque have a place in an art gallery?

Presented by Jane Garvey. Casting new light on the Lady with the Lamp: the newly redeveloped Florence Nightingale museum on London's Southbank.Wendy Law-Yone talks about her new book, The Road to Wanting, which takes the heroine on a journey from the remote tribal villages of northern Burma, to ex-pat life in Rangoon under a grim military regime, and then, in shocking scenes, to the brothels of Thailand and the hedonism of Bangkok. We look at the Satchel as this season's new fashion must-have and we cover a row over the Bristol City Museum and Art Gallery's decision to open "Art from the New World" with a striptease performance at a private party from Burlesque dancer Dita Von Teese. The museum says she is in keeping with the style of the art on display, but others argue that stripping has no place in an art gallery.

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  • Burlesque in Bristol

    Following the decision to launch an exhibition at Bristol Museum with a striptease, Jane talks to Julie Finch, the museum’s Director, and Sue Tate, of the University of the West of England.

    Duration: 09:14

  • Florence Nightingale

    A visit to the newly redeveloped Florence Nightingale Museum with its director, Caroline Worthington, and Florence's biographer, Mark Bostridge.

    Duration: 11:00

  • Should Drug Addicts be Sterilised? - Listener Feedback

    Your responses to our item on Project Prevention.

    Duration: 03:42

  • Wendy Law-Yone

    She joins Jane to discuss her latest novel, The Road to Wanting.

    Duration: 10:55

  • Satchels

    Julie Deane, creator of the Cambridge Satchel Company and Nicole Smallwood, Fashion Market Editor for Marie-Claire discuss the satchel.

    Duration: 06:20

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  • Mon 10 May 2010 10:00
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4

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