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Ruby Wax, Anne BrontΓ«, Childcare costs

Ruby Wax on mental illness, rising costs of childcare, Anne Bronte's The Tenant of Wildfell Hall, and rape in the camps of Haiti. Presented by Jane Garvey.

Ruby Wax discusses depression and her quest to establish an environment where people can talk freely about their own mental illness. Against a background of rising costs in childcare, there's new research today showing that families can expect to continue to struggle over the next four years. We look at how affordable childcare is and how it can be paid for. We hear how nearly two years after the Haitian earthquake, women and young girls living in camps are being subjected to sexual violence. Campaigners say the response of the authorities to such attacks has been wholly inadequate. As we begin a ten-part serialisation of Anne BrontΓ«'s The Tenant of Wildfell Hall, we discuss why the book's 1848 publication was controversial and what it tells us about women's position in that period.
Presented by Jane Garvey.

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Mon 28 Nov 2011 10:00
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  • Ruby Wax On Women’s Mental Health

    Comedian Ruby Wax joins Jane, along with SANE founder Marjorie Wallace, to talk about why more than ever we need an open forum for depression and mental illness.

    Duration: 12:31

  • Child Care Affordability

    To discuss the funding of childcare, Jane is joined by Mary Ann Sieghart, Chair of the Social Market Foundation, and by Conservative MP Elizabeth Truss.

    Duration: 10:58

  • Haiti Camps Update

    Angela Robson, who has reported on sexual violence in Haiti, joins Jane, along with Amanda Klasing - the author of a Human Rights Watch report on sexual violence there.

    Duration: 11:15

  • The Tenant Of Wildfell Hall

    Dr Patsy Stoneman from Hull University and an expert on the Bronte family, and Dr Pam Hirsch, historian of the Woman’s Movement from Cambridge University, discuss Anne Bronte and her book.

    Duration: 08:24

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  • Mon 28 Nov 2011 10:00
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4

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