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Eva Gabrielsson; living wills; women playwrights; 60 at 60

Eva Gabrielson on her life with crime writer Stieg Larsson; living wills; 60 things to do when you hit 60 years; women playwrights.

Eva Gabrielson on her life with the bestselling crime author of the Millennium Trilogy Stieg Larsson: what would he have made of the commercial success of The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo? Living Wills: what are they, how do you make them and how binding are they? Why are there still so few female playwrights? And 60 things to do when you hit 60 years. Presented by Jenni Murray.

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Wed 3 Aug 2011 10:00
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  • Eva Gabrielsson

    Partner of best selling crime author Stieg Larsson for 32 years. She has written a memoir about their life together, called Stieg & Me.

    Duration: 16:18

  • Living Wills

    Jenni discusses the issues with Dr Jane Seymour, Uni. of Nottingham and Simon Chapman, National Council For Palliative Care.

    Duration: 10:16

  • Female Playwrights

    Tanika Gupta, playwright & curator of a series of events on female dramatists at the RSC; and theatre critic Susannah Clapp discuss why plays by women are under-represented in theatre.

    Duration: 08:26

  • Sixtieth Birthday Challenges

    Jenni talks to school librarian Lesley Evans who set herself 60 small challenges, and cosmetics sales leader Gill Westlake who’s set a big challenge: to scale Mount Kilimanjaro.

    Duration: 06:47

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  • Wed 3 Aug 2011 10:00
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4

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