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26/11/2010

Presented by Jenni Murray. Picky Eaters - Do we indulge children and adults too much?

Presented by Jenni Murray.

Picky eaters - have you ever regretted asking a dinner guest 'Is there anything you don't eat?' We ask whether our indulgence of others' food preferences has gone too far when it starts spilling into adulthood? Jenni Murray seeks the advice of the food writer Rose Prince.

Motherhood and rock and roll - can they ever mix? Jenni Murry talks to ex Sleeper frontwoman Louise Wener and to music journalist Lucy O'Brien.

How is the current wave of Irish emigration different to previous generations and what are the implications for families? Jenni Murray talks to Sarah Coleman, a young Irish woman about to leave for New Zealand, journalist and academic Jane Suiter, and the novelist Edna O'Brien.

If you had survived The Civil War, by 1645 you might be forgiven for thinking the country was now a safer place but that wouldn't have been true if you were a woman living in East Anglia. Over the next two years it became the focus of the most brutal witch hunt in England's history. As a four hundred year old diary chronicling the witch trials goes digital, we examine what it took to remain safe from the Witch hunters. Jenni Murray talks to Dr Malcolm Gaskill of the University of East Anglia and to Sheila Burdett who's conducted specialist research into the man behind the diary.

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45 minutes

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Fri 26 Nov 2010 10:00

Chapters

  • Irish Migration

    One third of under 25s are out of work and 200,000 more will leave Ireland in the next 5 years. Dr Jane Suiter, Lecturer, University College Cork and novelist Edna O’Brien discuss.

    Duration: 11:00

  • Picky Eaters

    Experts believe young children can fear certain foods. Caz Graham joined Lisa Roberts and her children in her south Cumbrian kitchen. And Jenni talks to food writer Rose Prince.

    Duration: 10:52

  • Motherhood and rock and roll

    Can the rock and roll lifestyle ever be compatible with babies? Gulzhan Ibraveya, lead singer of Universal, Louise Wener, of 1990s band Sleeper, and music journalist Lucy O’Brien discuss.

    Duration: 10:47

  • Witchcraft

    As a 400 year old diary chronicling the witch trials goes digital, what did it take to remain safe from the witch hunters? Sheila Burdett and Dr Malcolm Gaskill, author of β€˜Witchfinders' discuss.

    Duration: 09:08

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  • Fri 26 Nov 2010 10:00

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