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04/11/2010

Presented by Jane Garvey. The actress Lesley Manville on her latest film 'Another Year', and racial barriers to adoption - is it time they were removed?

Presented by Jane Garvey. Star of stage and screen Lesley Manville is currently receiving rave reviews in Mike Leigh's latest film 'Another Year'. She discusses playing Mary - a single, lonely and needy middle aged woman who likes a drink.
Children's Minister Tim Loughton on why he wants the so-called 'barriers' to white couples adopting children of another ethnic background to be removed. With Black and Asian children over-represented in the care system they can wait longer for adoption, so is it time to return to a practice once common in the seventies?
The life of Iranian woman, Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani, remains at risk after one report this week that her execution may be imminent. What's been the impact in Iran of the international outcry against her sentence?
How can you stop people misusing personal photos posted on the internet? We hear about one young woman who successfully sued an American company for using her teenage photo in a porn movie.

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45 minutes

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Thu 4 Nov 2010 10:00

Chapters

  • Trans-Racial Adoption

    We hear from Children's Minister Tim Loughton, Hugh Thornberry, Director of Children's Services for the charity Action for Children and Cecilia Love, social worker who was transracially adopted.

    Duration: 13:56

  • Update on Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani

    Jane is joined by Ann Harrison of Amnesty International and Ziba Mir Hosseini from the Centre for Islamic & Middle Eastern Law at SOAS.

    Duration: 08:03

  • Online Photo Theft

    What can you do if images of yourself are published online? Jane is joined by Kate Day, Communities Editor at the Daily Telegraph and Rupert Gray, Media Lawyer at Swan Turton.

    Duration: 10:35

  • Lesley Manville

    Stage and screen actress Lesley Manville speaks about her role in the Mike Leigh film Another Year.

    Duration: 09:54

Broadcast

  • Thu 4 Nov 2010 10:00

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