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Cook the perfect raspberry jam

Thane Prince cooks the perfect raspberry jam. Are quotas the answer to getting more women into politics? And a celebration of the work of the poet Audre Lorde. With Jenni Murray.

Thane Prince is the author of twelve books, several of which are about jams, curds, pickles, chutneys and relishes. She joins Jenni to cook the perfect Raspberry Jam.

In our series on historical abuse we examine institutional abuse and why it's often been overlooked in the past. Plus are quotas the answer to getting more women into politics? And a celebration of the work of the poet Audre Lorde, 30 years on from her seminal work Sister Outsider.

Presented by Jenni Murray
Producer Beverley Purcell.

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58 minutes

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Thu 30 Oct 2014 10:00

Chapters

  • Institutional Abuse

    We look into abuse that has taken place in children’s homes and other public institutions

    Duration: 15:26

  • Audre Lorde

    Jackie Kay discusses fellow poet Audre Lorde's life and legacy for Black History Month.

    Duration: 08:45

  • Thane Prince Cooks the Perfect... Raspberry Jam

    Thane Prince, judge on ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Two’s The Big Allotment Challenge, cooks perfect Raspberry Jam

    Duration: 08:09

  • Gender Quotas in Politics

    Irish Academic Fiona Buckley and Labour MSP Kezia Dugdale discuss gender quotas.

    Duration: 09:00

Institutional abuse

In the next part of our series on historic sexual abuse and assault, we look into abuse that has taken place in children’s homes and other public institutions.Β JenniΒ hears from Marni Mulholland who, in her memoir Raw, describes the abuse she suffered as a 14 year-old in a residential care home.Β Jenni also speaks to the Chief Executive of the Who Cares? Trust, Natasha Finlayson, and to Simon Hattenstone, a Guardian journalist who has taken part in investigations into institutional abuse.

Audre Lorde

Audre Lorde called herself a β€œblack, lesbian, mother, warrior, poet”. Born in New York in 1934 to parents originally from the West Indies, Lorde was a pioneer of the black feminist movement, and focused specifically on the ways in which sexism, racism and homophobia combined to preclude black lesbians like herself from being part of β€œmainstream” second-wave feminism – then dominated by white women such as Betty Freidan. To mark Black History Month, Jenni is joined by fellow poet and friend of Lorde, Jackie Kay, to discuss her life and legacy.

Thane Prince Cooks the Perfect... Raspberry Jam

Thane Prince Cooks the Perfect... Raspberry Jam

Thane Prince is the preserves judge on ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Two’s The Big Allotment Challenge, spent 11 years asΒ the Telegraph’s Weekend Cook and is the author of 12 books, several of which are about jams, curds, pickles, chutneys and relishes. Her latest book is Perfect Preserves and she joins Jenni to cook

Perfect Preserves is published by Hodder & Stoughton.

Gender quotas in politics

The World Economic Forum’s Gender Gap Report published this week ranked the UK 26th out of 142 countries. On the representation of women in parliament, the UK performed even worse, coming in at number 63. In fact, there are more male MPs now than the total number of female MPs ever. So how can we make politics more representative? In Ireland, they will have gender quotas for the first time at their next elections. And in Scotland there are calls for similar rules to be introduced. Jenni speaks to Irish academic and campaigner Fiona Buckley and Labour MSP Kezia Dugdale about the pros and cons of quotas.

Credits

Role Contributor
Presenter Jenni Murray
Interviewed Guest Thane Prince
Interviewed Guest Jackie Kaye
Interviewed Guest Marni Mulholland
Interviewed Guest Simon Hattenstone
Interviewed Guest Natasha Finlayson
Interviewed Guest Fiona Buckley
Interviewed Guest Kezia Dugdale
Producer Beverley Purcell

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  • Thu 30 Oct 2014 10:00

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