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Britney Spears, Jackie Collins. Young Engineers

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Britney Spears spoke publicly in a LA court yesterday about the conservatorship that she sees as controlling her life. Her father was granted control over her affairs after she went to hospital because of mental health concerns. Now she says her father controls her "100,000%" and told the judge she was traumatised and cried every day. "I just want my life back," she said. We talk to Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Newsbeat reporter Lindsay Brown and the writer Pandora Sykes who presents a soon to be released, eight-part podcast series called Pieces of Britney.

We talk about Jackie Collins who was often dismissed as the Queen of Sleaze but she's one of the most successful female authors of all time. But who really was the woman behind the glamour? A new film is coming out about her called Lady Boss, so we talk to the film director Laurie Fairrie as well as Jackie's eldest daughter, Tracy Lerman.

This week we had International Women in Engineering Day, so today we celebrate some of our future scientists. Three of them have just won the GSK Young Engineer and Young Scientist of the Year awards. We speak to Kaede Sugano, Saashi Ghaie and Serena Jacob.

And weddings. We get the latest information about what you can and can't do if you're having a wedding soon, and we also speak to Marjorie Wallace who's just got married at 78.

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59 minutes

Chapters

  • Britney Spears

    • Britney Spears

      Britney Spears spoke publicly in a LA court yesterday about her conservatorship

      Duration: 10:32

  • Jackie Collins

    • Jackie Collins

      Often dismissed as the Queen of Sleaze but is one of the most successful female authors

      Duration: 14:03

  • Young Engineers

    • Young Engineers

      Let's now talk to some of the scientists and engineers of the future, shall we?

      Duration: 07:49

  • Women with long Covid

    • Women with long Covid

      New data says long term Covid symptoms are seen more in women than men

      Duration: 10:16

  • Weddings

    • Weddings

      We get the latest information about what you can and can't do if you're having a wedding soon

      Duration: 10:32

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  • Thu 24 Jun 2021 10:00

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