Sophie Grabol - Sarah Lund in The Killing; Grey Pound Marketing
Presented by Jenni Murray. Sofie Grabol on Fortitude; grey pound marketing; Lisa McKenzie on working class women; Elsie Widdowson, nutritionist during WWII; and women in prison.
Jenni Murray speaks to Sofie Grabol, star of Danish detective drama The Killing. Sophie talks about appearing in brand new television crime thriller Fortitude where she plays the governor of a small Arctic town. She talks to Jenni about filming in Iceland, taking on a marathon work load after surviving breast cancer, and whether we might see the return of that famous jumper any time soon.
Joan Didion, Jessica Lange and Yasmina Rossi have all recently signed deals to become the faces of bigs brands. As we are seeing more over 50s faces in advertising, is this a cynical marketing ploy or symptomatic of a change in attitude to age and beauty? Tiff Stevenson, a comedian whose work draws on her fear of ageing and attitudes to older women in society; Tim Pethick, CEO of Saga Publishing and Sandra Howard, former model and fashion journalist discuss.
Academic Lisa McKenzie talks about her new book Getting By about the people who live on St Ann's estate in Nottingham, and being a working class woman with a PhD.
Forgotten Women of Science: Elsie Widdowson. The Science Museum in London is commemorating this with a special exhibition focusing on Churchill's interest in science. Rachel Boon is a curator of the exhibition and has inside knowledge on the women who made their mark in science during World War Two. Elsie Widdowson may not be a household name, but she was a nutritionist who made a huge impact on life at home during the war.
The Women's Justice Minister Simon Hughes says that the number of women being sent to prison needs to be reduced. But how can this be achieved in practice? ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ presenter Rachel Burden spent a day with women at Styal prison in Cheshire.
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Sofie GrΓ₯bΓΈl
Duration: 09:35
Estates, Class and Culture in Austerity Britain
Duration: 07:16
Forgotten women of science: Elsie Widdowson
Duration: 05:04
Prisons
Duration: 09:37
Grey Pound
Duration: 10:47
Sofie GrΓ₯bΓΈl
SofieΒ GrΓ₯bΓΈl, star of Danish detective drama The Killing, is back on TV in crime thriller Fortitude, playing the Governor of a small Arctic town. She talks to Jenni about filming in Iceland,Β taking on a marathon work load after surviving breast cancer, and whether we might see the return of Sarah Lund's and her famous jumper any time soon.
FortitudeΒ begins on Sky Atlantic on Thursday 29 January at 9pm.
Estates, Class and Culture in Austerity Britain
Lisa McKenzie left her factory job after nine years of making tights, went to study at Nottingham University and is now a research fellow at the London School of Economics. But she doesnβt want to be middle class, she doesnβt care about opera and her new book βGetting Byβ is about social inequality and working class women like herself, from the St Annβs estate in Nottingham. Lisa talks about her unique life experience which enables her to bring the academic world and her local community together.
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Prisons
The Womenβs Justice Minister Simon Hughes says that the number of women being sent to prison needs to be reduced. But how can this be achieved in practice?Β spent a day with women at Styal prison in Cheshire. She talks toΒ Jenni about her experiences.
Forgotten women of science: Elsie Widdowson
Itβs been fifty years since the death of Winston Churchill, a significant character in the fight for freedom during the Second World War. in London is commemorating this with a special exhibition focusing on Churchillβs interest in science. But as always, where are the women? Rachel Boon is a curator of the exhibition and she tells Jenni about the women who made their mark in science during World War Two. Elsie Widdowson may not be a household name, but she was a nutritionist who made a huge impact on life at home during the war.
Grey Pound
Weβre seeing more over 50s faces in advertising. Joan Didion, Jessica Lange and Yasmina Rossi have all recently signed deals to become the faces of big brands. Is this a cynical marketing ploy or symptomatic of a change in attitude to age and beauty? Jenni is joined byΒ Comedian , Tim Pethick, Saga Publishing, and former model and writer .Credits
Role Contributor Presenter Jenni Murray Interviewed Guest Sofie Grabol Interviewed Guest Tiffany Stevenson Interviewed Guest Sandra Howard Interviewed Guest Tim Pethwick Interviewed Guest Lisa McKenzie Interviewed Guest Rachel Boon Interviewed Guest Rachel Burden Producer Rebecca Myatt Broadcast
- Thu 29 Jan 2015 10:00ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
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