Lauren Weisberger. The Devil Returns
Jane Garvey discovers that Revenge Wears Prada: The Devil Returns. Plus the findings of the Women in the Workplace report, and music from folk musicians Fay Hield and Nancy Kerr.
Author Lauren Weisberger on her new book Revenge Wears Prada: The Devil Returns. What's life like for Andrea, Miranda's former personal assistant, ten years after leaving Runway. Is she still having nightmares about her former boss? Adrian Bailey MP, chair of the Business, Innovation and Skills Committee reveal the findings of the "Women in the Workplace" Report. We celebrate the launch of the biggest archive collection of British folk music with live music from folk musicans Nancy Kerr and Fay Hield. Plus how realistic are the ideas explored in this week's 15 minute drama? the ethics and politics of reproduction.
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Adrian Bailey MP on the "Women in the Workplace" report
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A Indian woman has revealed her identity in order to speak out against violent attacks
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Lauren Weisberger
The author of The Devil Wears Prada has written a sequel
Duration: 09:52
The Politics of Reproduction
Have new reproductive technologies introduced new dangers?
Duration: 08:47
The Full English Archive
Folk musicians Fay Hield and Nancy Kerr play live and discuss the new folk archive
Duration: 08:47
Women in the Workplace Parliamentary Enquiry
Over the last six months, a cross-party parliamentary select committee has been scrutinising women鈥檚 progress in the workplace. They鈥檝e been looking at whether the current legislation, meant to tackle inequality, is really working.聽The committee heard evidence from a broad range of witnesses including leading businesswomen, Government ministers, trade unions and business organisations聽- as well as from our Woman鈥檚 Hour listeners who鈥檝e also submitted their own experiences as evidence. 聽Adrian Bailey MP, chair of the Business, Innovation and Skills Committee joins Jane to reveal the findings of the 鈥淲omen in the Workplace鈥 report and explain what action the committee is calling on the government to make.
Indian rape victims speaks out
A rape victim in India has revealed her identity in order to speak out about violent attacks against women.聽Earlier this week, she marched on the streets of Calcutta to protest against a spate of rapes and murders of women in the state of West Bengal - that part of India has the highest number of attacks against women in the country.聽Shilpa Kannan is our correspondent in Delhi and has been following the story.Lauren Weisberger - Revenge Wears Prada: The Devil Returns
The聽semi-autobiographical novel The Devil Wears Prada聽became a聽box-office-smash starring Meryl Streep and Anne Hathaway. Now聽Lauren Weisberger has written a sequel in which the former PA Andrea鈥檚 life has moved on 10 years, but she still has nightmares about her聽boss. Jane is joined by author Lauren Weisberger to discuss her new book.
Revenge Wears Prada: The Devil Returns by Lauren Weisberger is published by Harper Collins
The Politics of Reproduction
This week鈥檚 15 minute drama on Woman鈥檚 Hour - The Testament of Jessie Lamb 鈥 is a dystopian story set in a future where a deadly virus聽is causing pregnant women to die in their millions. Teenager, Jessie decides that sacrificing her own life for a healthy baby is the most important thing she can do.聽聽But how realistic is the idea that women are dispensable commodities to be sacrificed for the human race?聽 Have new reproductive technologies introduced new dangers?, Emeritus Professor of Medical Ethics and Humanities at the University of London and聽the feminist writer and broadcaster discuss.
The Full English Archive
As the prepares to launch the biggest collection of British folk music 聽- The Full English Archive,聽musicians Fay Hield and Nancy Kerr 聽will be playing live in the studio and talking to Jane Garvey. The archive will 聽feature the collections of three female folk music enthusiast and will provide 聽the most comprehensive free 聽digital archive of English folk songs, tunes, dances and customs in the world.
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Role Contributor Presenter Jane Garvey Interviewed Guest Adrian Bailey Musician Fay Hield Musician Nancy Kerr Interviewed Guest Lauren Weisberger Interviewed Guest Beatrix Campbell Interviewed Guest Donna Dickenson Producer Louise Corley Broadcast
- Thu 20 Jun 2013 10:00成人快手 Radio 4
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