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Surfing at 40 plus; Madeleine Peyroux; sleep deprivation

Jane Garvey presents. Reinventing yourself after 40 - surfing in Biarritz; should Parliament be more family-friendly? Madeleine Peyroux sings; sleep deprivation with children.

Presented by Jane Garvey. A new report has found that long working hours are proving detrimental to the family life of new MPs - should parliament be more family friendly? Reinventing yourself after 40: Wilma Johnson on surfing in Biarritz; Madeleine Peyroux sings live in the studio and sleep deprivation when you have young children.

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Tue 12 Jul 2011 10:00
成人快手 Radio 4

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  • MPs and family life

    A new report has found that long working hours and the competing demands of Westminster are proving detrimental to the family life of new MPs. MPs Diane Abbott and Elizabeth Truss discuss.

    Duration: 09:35

  • The joy of surfing with Wilma Johnson

    Artist Wilma Johnson talks to Jane about her love of surfing.

    Duration: 13:03

  • Young mothers and sleep deprivation

    In her latest novel, Go To Sleep, the writer Helen Walsh describes extreme sleep deprivation which mirrored her own experience. Helen and Professor Jim Horne discuss.

    Duration: 10:48

  • Madeleine Peyroux

    Madeleine Peyroux talks about her music and performs live 鈥淒on鈥檛 Pick a Fight With a Poet鈥� from her new album 鈥淪tanding on a Rooftop鈥�.

    Duration: 08:05

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  • Tue 12 Jul 2011 10:00
    成人快手 Radio 4

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