Reverend Traci Blackmon mobilising mothers in the US against guns
US gun crime. Actor Lesley Manville. Lucia Osborne-Crowley on the aftermath of being raped. Plus the woman who led Europe to victory in golf's Solheim Cup.
Whilst the UK is dealing with a serious knife crime problem affecting teenagers especially in our cities, America is dealing with a gun problem. In the city of St.
Louis, Missouri, the number of children whoβve been killed by a gun keeps on rising. According to latest figures 23 have died this year, most of them were caught in the cross fire, doing normal things like playing outside their house.
Mothers, some whoβve lost a child,, marched in the City last weekend to express their anger. Siobhann Tighe meets the organiser, the Reverend Traci Blackmon,
A new ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ drama series βWorld on Fireβ tells the story of World War Two through the lives of ordinary people, from all sides of the conflict. Jenni talks to one of the stars of the series Lesley Manville about taking on a role that's so different from that of Cathy in the series βMumβ.
Lucia Osborne-Crowley was fifteen when she was violently raped by a stranger. In her book βI Choose Elenaβ she's writesabout the aftermath - her silence, shame, and, what she feels is the lasting impact on her body.
And we speak to the woman who led Europe to victory over the US in the Solheim Cup
Presenter Jenni Murray
Producer Beverley Purcell
Guest; Lucia Osborne-Crowley
Guest; Lesley Manville
Guest; Catriona Matthew
Reporter Siobhann Tighe
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