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Prisoners wives; hooray for Bollywood

As the second series of Prisoners Wives begins, we examine what it is really like to have a family member in prison. Teeth and braces in middle age-is it worth it? Double-whammy pensioners and hooray for Bollywood. Join Jenni Murray.

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58 minutes

Chapters

  • Prisoners Wives

    With writer Julie Geary; Sharon Harrop & Debbie Hayes who've had family members in prison.

    Duration: 11:21

  • Pension changes for women

    Dr Ros Altman and Dame Anne Begg talk about how the proposals may affect some women.

    Duration: 10:07

  • Middle aged women and braces

    Judy Merry visits the Manchester Orthodontic Centre.

    Duration: 09:28

  • Bollywood Icons: 100 Years of Indian Cinema

    Actress Lillete Dubey. Jenni talks to commentator Irna Qureshi & director Geeta Singh.

    Duration: 11:17

Prisoners Wives

As the second series of begins on 鶹Լ1 we look at what it's really like to have a family member in prison, which many describe as"the invisible sentence".

Prisoners' Wives starts on Thursday 14th March at 9pm on 鶹Լ1

Pension changes

Throughout the week we’ve been hearing from women who will be affected by what’s known as the state pension double whammy – they’re women born between April 1952 and July 1953 for whom the pensionable age has twice gone up from the expected 60 and who won’t be eligible for the new flat rate pension of 144 pounds a week, to be introduced in 2017. To discuss the changes Jenni is joined by pensions and economics policy expert Dr Ros Altman and Dame Anne Begg, Chair of the Work and Pensions Committee.

Middle aged women with braces

Forty five year old country music star Faith Hill recently caused astir on the red carpet at theGrammy awardsnot for her daring dress but for her dental attire. We used toassociate thempurely with the gawky growing years but teeth braces, it seems,arenow quite the ‘in’thing formiddle aged women.So is it worth embarking on teeth ‘n braceslater in life? Reporter Judy Merryvisitedto find out more.

Hooray for Bollywood: 100 years of Indian cinema

2013 marks the centenary anniversary of the first Indian feature film, Raja Harishchandra. To celebrate the event, the in Bradford is holding an exhibition called “Bollywood Icons:100 Years of Indian Cinema”. It celebrates some of the biggest names in Indian film and through a selection of posters of their most important films, it explores their lives. The exhibition is on until Sunday, June 16th. We hear from Indian actress, Lillete Dubey and Jenni Murray talks to Bollywood commentator Irna Qureshi and film director Geeta Singh.

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  • Fri 15 Mar 2013 10:00

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