Bernadette Robinson, Working-class suffrage campaigners, Breast implants register
Programme that offers a female perspective on the world. Bernadette Robinson portrays five iconic singers: Judy Garland, Patsy Cline, Billie Holiday, Edith Piaf and Maria Callas.
Classically trained, singer and actor, Bernadette Robinson portrays five iconic singers: Judy Garland, Patsy Cline, Billie Holiday, Edith Piaf and Maria Callas in Songs for Nobodies at the Wilton Music Hall. With a live performance, she talks about why she choose these five women.
Why more women who've undergone breast implant surgery are being encouraged to register their details on a national database set up in response to the PIP silicone breast implants health scare.
What was the role of working-class women in campaigning for the right to vote? The names of women like Emmeline Pankhurst or Millicent Fawcett are well known but why is little known about those down the social scale who did their bit for suffrage? Professor Krista Cowman from the University of Lincoln and Sarah Jackson of the East End Women's Museum discuss.
Paula Malcomson on her role starring alongside Christopher Eccleston in a new Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ One drama series about the breakdown of a family and a marriage. It tells the story from both the wife and husband's point of view, and explores the taboo around mothers who decide to walk away from their children.
Marielle Franco's name hit international news a week ago when she and her driver were shot dead in Rio on the way home from an event celebrating young black women. The 38 year old was a city councillor, a role which few black LGBT women like her occupied. What was her political impact, and what's been the reaction to her death in Brazil and across the world?
Presenter: Jenni Murray
Producer: Anne Peacock.
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Breast Implants Register
Duration: 05:16
Working-class Suffrage Campaigners
Duration: 10:36
Bernadette Robinson
Duration: 10:26
Come Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ - Paula Malcomson
Duration: 08:14
Marielle Franco
Duration: 06:11
Breast Implants Safety Register
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Role Contributor Presenter Jenni Murray Interviewed Guest Bernadette Robinson Interviewed Guest Krista Cowman Interviewed Guest Sarah Jackson Interviewed Guest Paula Malcomson Producer Anne Peacock Broadcast
- Thu 22 Mar 2018 10:00Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
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