Where Have All the Good Nuns Gone?
Jane Garvey on negative stereotypes of nuns on TV and film. Plus Cecelia Ahern on her latest book How to Fall in Love, and WH power-lister Mary Curnock Cook, chief exec of UCAS.
From Philomena to The Nun to endless smutty jokes, Roman Catholic nuns on film or TV are often portrayed as evil, repressed, bitter or a punchline. Writer Joanna Morehead and Sister Lynda Dearlove discuss why nuns are seen as fair game for drama and comedy and what it about the role of women in the Catholic Church.
Cecelia Ahern on her latest book, How to Fall in Love. Woman's Hour Powerlister Mary Curnock Cook, Chief Executive of UCAS.
United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Executive Director of UN Women Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka on protecting girls and women in emergencies.
Presented by Jane Garvey
Produced by Lucinda Montefiore.
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From Philomena to The Nun to endless smutty jokes, if you are a Roman Catholic nun on current聽film or TV it seems you can be evil, repressed, bitter or a punchline.聽 Why are nuns fair game for drama and comedy and what does this tell us about the role of women in the Catholic Church?聽 What are the real nuns doing and why are they so seldom seen or recognised? 聽Writer and Sister Lynda Dearlove of the聽 join Jane Garvey to discuss.Cecelia Ahern
first novel, PS, I Love You, published when she was just 21, became an international bestseller as well as a major motion picture.聽 She has since written eight more books and sold 16 million copies of her books worldwide. Her latest novel, How to Fall in Love, combines Cecelia鈥檚 trademark upbeat style with a more serious look at the subject of suicide.聽 She joins Jane in the studio.
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Role Contributor Presenter Jane Garvey Interviewed Guest Mary Curnock Cook Interviewed Guest Phumzile Mlamgo-Ngcuka Interviewed Guest Joanna Moorhead Interviewed Guest Lynda Dearlove Interviewed Guest Cecelia Ahern Producer Lucinda Montefiore Broadcast
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