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15/04/2012

Former detective chief inspector Jackie Malton tells Ricky Ross about being the real-life model for Jane Tennison, the character played by Helen Mirren in Prime Suspect.

Former Detective Chief Inspector Jackie Malton tells Ricky Ross about being the real-life role model for Jane Tennison, (Helen Mirren's character in Prime Suspect). She discusses her time in the police and her life now as a Prison addiction counsellor.

Studies show that loneliness can be bad for your health, Esther Rantzen explores her own personal experience of loneliness and how she can help others with her new project for the elderly - The Silver Line. Plus 85 year old elderly champion Nell McFadden discusses her work in the local community to end loneliness and 90 year old Sarah tells of how Nell's help changed her life.

Historian and 'Divine Women' presenter Bettany Hughes talks about the hidden and, often controversial, history of women in religion.

Reporter Bronwen Livingstone delves into the Scottish Jewish Archives, to discover the history of Scotland's Jews and looks at a new study about the concerns and experiences of Scotland's Jews today.

Rev Gillean Maclean from Arran reviews a new work of fiction 'The Godless Boys' that was inspired by the Island. Touching on religion and secularism it looks at an imagined conflict between the faithful and the faithless.

1 hour, 55 minutes

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Sun 15 Apr 2012 07:05

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  • Sun 15 Apr 2012 07:05