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01/03/2011

With Jane Garvey. Including businesswoman Daniella Genas and her mentor Gita Patel, and should older couples whose own children have left home be considered as adoptive parents?

With Jane Garvey. Daniella Genas is one of the three businesswomen Woman's Hour is following throughout 2011. Today we report on her first session with her mentor Gita Patel. Dr Jennifer Wiseman is an astrophysicist who works for NASA and this evening she's giving a Faraday Institute Lecture in Cambridge. She talks to Jane about the Hubble Space Telescope and her understanding of our place in the universe. Should older couples whose children have flown the nest be allowed to adopt? We discuss moves to make this easier and a new manual: 'What To Do About Everything'; Barbara Toner gives Jane tips about domestic life.

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  • Empty Nesters as Adoptive Parents

    Govt. guidelines are encouraging councils to consider older people whose children have left home as potential adoptive parents. Discussion with David Holmes, of the BAAF and Sue Hynes, foster carer.

    Duration: 10:53

  • Jennifer Wiseman - Astrophysicist

    Dr Jennifer Wiseman, an American astrophysicist has recently been appointed as the senior project scientist for NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope at the Goddard Space Flight Center.

    Duration: 08:55

  • Women in Business: Daneilla Genas & mentor Gita Patel

    Woman’s Hour is following 3 businesswomen as they try to grow their companies. Judy Merry speaks to businesswoman Daniella Genas and her mentor is Gita Patel at their first mentoring session.

    Duration: 12:38

  • Barbara Toner – What to do about Everything

    The writer Barbara Toner has produced a book entitled What to Do About Everything: A Manual for Domestic Life. She joins Jane to discuss how best to achieve domestic harmony.

    Duration: 08:56

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  • Tue 1 Mar 2011 10:00
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4

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