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02/09/2010

Presented by Jenni Murray. Dame Ellen MacArthur on the launch of her Foundation; is there a global backlash against homebirths?; and Andrea Newman on 'Bouquet of Barbed Wire'.

Dame Ellen MacArthur talks to Jenni about her memoir 'Full Circle' and the launch of her Foundation. Great Dixter is famed as the home of gardening legend Christopher Lloyd, but his mother Daisy was key to its formation, we hear how. Is there a backlash against home births? The Royal College of Midwives is worried about a trend away from home births in Holland, the USA and Australia and fear the impact this might have on the UK. And as the controversial TV drama 'Bouquet of Barbed Wire' is updated, Andrea Newman talks about her 1960s novel which inspired the series.

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Thu 2 Sep 2010 10:00
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  • Ellen MacArthur

    In her new book 鈥楩ull Circle鈥� Ellen MacArthur explains how her passion to protect the world鈥檚 resources came about after seeing abandoned whaling stations during a trip to South Georgia.

    Duration: 10:11

  • Great Dixter and Daisy Lloyd

    The garden at Great Dixter is synonymous with Christopher Lloyd, less is known about his mother who was in fact the driving force behind much of the early planting. Verity Sharp visits Great Dixter.

    Duration: 10:22

  • 麻豆约拍 Births

    Louise Silverton, Deputy General Secretary of the Royal College of Midwives, and Simone Buitendijk from the Division of Obstetrics and Gynaecology of the Academic Medical Center in Amsterdam.

    Duration: 09:16

  • Feedback - Teaching Boys

    Listener responses to Tuesday鈥檚 interview with choirmaster Gareth Malone about his new TV series 鈥� Extraordinary School for Boys鈥�

    Duration: 02:38

  • Andrea Newman

    Andrea Newman talks to Jenni about why her novel, A Bouquet of Barbed Wire still has the power to shock and intrigue.

    Duration: 09:33

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  • Thu 2 Sep 2010 10:00
    麻豆约拍 Radio 4

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