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03/02/2011

Presented by Jenni Murray. Journalist and columnist Allison Pearson on writing, Hollywood and depression.

Presented by Jenni Murray. Journalist and writer Allison Pearson on why she described depression as the curse of the current generation, and how her novel "I Don't Know How She Does It" is being made into a Hollywood movie, starring Sarah Jessica Parker and Christina Hendricks. Green Party leader and MP Caroline Lucas will discuss her attempts to "drag Westminster into the 21st century" and shake-off the image of the UK's parliament as "an old boys' club". We ask the former MEP what lessons the mother of parliaments could learn from its European cousin. From the sometime banned 1930's play The Children's Hour - now showing in the West End - to the recent film The Kids Are Alright, Woman's Hour looks at how and if the portrayal of lesbian women on stage and screen has changed over the last eighty years. Trish Gibson holds up a light to the forgotten work of landscape architect Brenda Colvin and how it helped shape the Britain we see today.

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  • Does Westminster Need to be Dragged into the 21st Century?

    To discuss a proposal of Parliamentary reform, Jenni is joined by Green MP Caroline Lucas and by Anne McElvoy, Public Policy Editor for the Economist.

    Duration: 10:01

  • Allison Pearson

    Journalist and writer Allison Pearson joins Jenni to talk about her new novel, I Think I Love You.

    Duration: 10:06

  • The Portrayal of Lesbians on Stage and Screen

    To look at the depiction of lesbians on stage and screen over the last 80 years, Jenni is joined by Mandy Merck, Professor of Media Arts, Royal Holloway and Rhona Cameron, author and comedian.

    Duration: 10:01

  • Listener Feedback - Mums over 40

    We hear some listener responses to our discussion on the pros and cons of becoming a mother in your 40s.

    Duration: 03:27

  • Brenda Colvin Unsung Heroine of Landscape Architecture

    Brenda Colvin was a landscape architect and garden designer whose work shaped the way we look at Britain today. Jenni is joined by Trish Gibson, author of book on Brenda Colvin.

    Duration: 07:25

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  • Thu 3 Feb 2011 10:00
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4

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