Weekend Woman's Hour: #WHPowerlList - Women in music, Chelsea Clinton, Author Meg Wolitzer
The Woman's Hour Power List - Women in Music, Chelsea Clinton on her new children's book, a new ovarian cancer drug and composer Alexandra Harwood. Presented by Tina Daheley.
The Woman's Hour Power List this year is all about Women in Music - not just performers, but technicians and producers. We hear from Mabel one of the artists at the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ's Biggest Weekend in Swansea and from this year's judges record producer Catherine Marks, the producer and director Jasmin Dotiwala and music journalist Jessica Duchen
Chelsea Clinton talks about her new children's picture book - She Persisted Around The World: 13 Women Who Changed History,
Three young women now in their 20's share their stories about being in abusive relationships in their teens and we get advice about what you can do to support young people from Amna Abdulattif, Children and Young People's officer for Women's Aid.
Ovarian Cancer rates in the UK are amongst the highest in Europe. Now a new drug, Niraparib is becoming available in England and in Wales within the next few weeks, aiming to give patients more time chemo-free. We hear from Professor of Medical Oncology Dr Jonathan Ledermann and ovarian cancer patient Vanessa Hillary
Plus the composer Alexandra Harwood - who wrote the score for the movie The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society - will be talking about her latest commission a series called Alexandra and the Russians inspired by Russian folklore and her own heritage
And Meg Wolitzer talks about her book The Female Persuasion which been described as a feminist blockbuster and optioned for a film by Nicole Kidman
Presenter Tina Daheley
Producer: Dianne McGregor
Editor: Beverley Purcell.
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Credits
Role | Contributor |
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Presenter | Tina Daheley |
Interviewed Guest | Mabel |
Interviewed Guest | Catherine Marks |
Interviewed Guest | Jasmine Dotiwala |
Interviewed Guest | Jessica Duchen |
Interviewed Guest | Chelsea Clinton |
Interviewed Guest | Amna Abdulattif |
Interviewed Guest | Jonathan Ledermann |
Interviewed Guest | Vanessa Hillary |
Interviewed Guest | Alexandra Harwood |
Interviewed Guest | Meg Wolitzer |
Producer | Dianne McGregor |
Editor | Beverley Purcell |
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- Sat 2 Jun 2018 16:00Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 FM
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