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Helen Fielding; Rachel Khoo; Janelle Monae

Helen Fielding on her new Bridget Jones novel. Grammy nominee Janelle Monae on being a role model for girls. Rachel Khoo Cooks the Perfect roast duck wraps. Emma Barnett presents.

Helen Fielding on her new Bridget Jones novel. Grammy nominee Janelle Monae on being a role model for girls. Rachel Khoo Cooks the Perfect roast duck wraps. Male victims of domestic violence - when men are attacked by women, what challenges do they face in reporting the abuse and being believed? Soprano and 成人快手 Radio 3 presenter Catherine Bott talks about the role of Violetta, one of Verdi's most complex female characters.

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Thu 10 Oct 2013 10:00

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  • Bridget Jones Is Back

    Emma Barnett talks to Helen Fielding about the now 50 something Bridget Jones.

    Duration: 09:48

  • Male Victims of Domestic Violence

    How likely are men to report that they have been attacked by a woman?

    Duration: 07:23

  • Janelle Monae

    Grammy nominee Janelle Monae on being a role model for girls

    Duration: 17:01

  • Rachel Khoo Cooks The Perfect roast Duck Wraps

    In her latest book she been travelling around France collecting regional recipes.

    Duration: 07:15

  • Verdi's Women- Violetta With Catherine Bott

    Emma talks to soprano and Radio 3 presenter Catherine Bott.

    Duration: 10:21

Bridget Jones is back

Bridget Jones is back.听She may be down but she鈥檚 certainly not out of the game.听Emma Barnett talks to Helen Fielding about the now 50 something Bridget Jones and why she hopes the latest instalment of her diaries will inspire women of a certain age.
鈥淢ad about the Boy鈥 by Helen Fielding Published by Random House.

Male victims of domestic violence

Last year, 17 men died at the hands of their partner or ex-partner.听How likely are men to report that they have been attacked by a woman?听What happens when they do? How do children and adults view a male victim?听And what is the profile of a typical female perpetrator? The National Conference for Men Surviving Domestic Violence is taking place in Berkshire today and two psychologists are talking about their latest research. Guests:听Dr Erica Bowen, Reader in the Psychology of Intimate Partner Violence at Coventry University and Dr Nicola Graham-Kevan, Reader in the Psychology of Aggression at the University of Central Lancashire.

Janelle Monae

Grammy nominee Janelle Monae on being a role model for girls

Rachel Khoo Cooks The Perfect...Roast Duck Wraps

left a job in the fashion business at the age of 25 to live in Paris and learn how to a chef. She studied by day and in the evening tested out her recipes on paying guests she had invited to her tiny French kitchen. That experience led to a book which became a best seller and was quickly followed by a TV series. In her latest book she been travelling around France collecting regional recipes and giving them a modern twist. Today she is going to roast duck wraps.

Verdi鈥檚 Women 鈥 Violetta with Catherine Bott

Verdi鈥檚 La Traviata, or 鈥楩allen Women鈥, is one of the most frequently performed, recorded and filmed of all operas. The story centres on Violetta, a beautiful courtesan who gives up the man she loves to save his family鈥檚 reputation, before dying from tuberculosis. Emma talks to soprano and presenter about one of Verdi鈥檚 most challenging and psychologically complex female roles.

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Role Contributor
Presenter Emma Barnett
Interviewed Guest Helen Fielding
Interviewed Guest Janelle Monae
Interviewed Guest Rachel Khoo
Interviewed Guest Catherine Bott
Editor Alice Feinstein

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  • Thu 10 Oct 2013 10:00

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