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Claire Goose; Dalits; Maria Miller

Jane Garvey talks to Emma Barnett, chair of the judges for the Woman's Hour Power List 2014: The Game Changers, about tackling the final shortlist.

Claire Goose talks about her latest role in ITV's 'Undeniable' about a woman who recognises her mother's murderer more than two decades after she was killed.

Isabel Hardman of the Spectator and Helen Lewis of the New Statesman discuss the handling of Maria Miller's parliamentary expenses case.

Emma Barnett updates us on how the Woman's Hour Power List 2014: the game changers judges have managed to whittle down the final shortlist. Fellow judge Heather Rabbatts joins her - and also talks about the impact of Malaria in Nigeria.

(Note: Malaria is a vector-borne disease which is transmitted by mosquitoes, and not through the air as is stated at one point during the interview.)

And Indian writer Meena Kandamsky joins us to talk about her latest novel, The Gypsy Goddess.

Presenter: Jane Garvey
Producer: Ruth Watts.

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58 minutes

Chapters

  • Maria Miller

    Disc. re: Maria Miller with Isabel Hardman, The Spectator; Helen Lewis, The New Statesman

    Duration: 10:20

  • Malaria

    On World Health Day int. with Heather Rabbatts of Malaria No More.

    Duration: 04:49

  • The Woman's Hour Power List 2014 - Game Changers

    Judges Emma Barnett and Heather Rabbatts on the final selection process for the Top Ten.

    Duration: 09:08

  • Meena Kandasamy

    The poet, writer, translator & activist from Tamil Nadu, on her novel, The Gypsy Goddess.

    Duration: 07:47

  • Claire Goose

    Actor Claire Goose on her role in a new TV thriller Undeniable.

    Duration: 08:23

Actress Claire Goose

Actress Claire Goose joins Jane to talk about starring in a brand new 2 part thriller ‘Undeniable’ which starts this evening.Once voted one of FHM’s top 100 sexiest women, the actress is now back in the acting saddle after taking a career break to have her children.ÌýClaire plays Jane Phillips, a woman who recognises her mother’s murderer- 23 years after the crime.

Her rise to fameÌýbegan as nurse Tina Seabrook in Casualty when she was just 22 and actingÌýher credits include ‘Waking the Dead’ and playing John Simm’s lover in acclaimed thriller ‘Exile.’ÌýClaire joins Jane to discussÌýwhether she stillÌýminds being associated with those ‘lad’s mag’ pictures and how cancer scares change her life?

Maria Miller

Culture Secretary Maria Miller has apologised "unreservedly" to MPs for her handling of an inquiry that ordered her to repay £5,800 in expenses, so why is the controversy rumbling on?Ìý We discuss the fall out with Isabel Hardman, assistant editor of The Spectator and with Helen Lewis, deputy editor of The New Statesman.

Woman's Hour Power List 2014 -Game Changers

has been searching for the women who are changing the way power operates in Britain today.Ìý Building on Woman’s Hour’s inaugural Power List which named the 100 most powerful women in the country, this year’s list will shine a spotlight on ‘Game Changers’.Ìý A panel of judges have been deliberating and have chosen a ranked list of the top ten most powerful game changing women whose influence is to be felt in Britain today.Ìý The results will be announced on Wednesday 9 April to coincide with a special edition of Woman’s Hour live from the ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Radio Theatre.Ìý To discuss the selection process Jane is joined by Emma Barnett, Chair of Judges and The Telegraph Women’s Editor, and by judge and non-executive director of the Football Association, Heather Rabbatts.Ìý

Meena Kandasamy

Meena Kandasamy is a poet, writer, translator and activist from Tamil Nadu in India.Ìý She has now published her first novel, The Gypsy Goddess, set in 1968 about a true-life massacre. The novel tells the story ofÌý landless villagers,Ìý communist activists andÌý paddy owners and the events which led to the terrible massacre that killed 42 men, women and children from the village of Kilvenman in Tamil Nadu.Ìý Meena joins Jane in the studio to talk about her passion for activism and poetry and how novel writing fits into the mix.Ìý

Malaria

Malaria claims the life of a child every minute, and is a leading cause of death and poverty in Africa.Ìý Biyi Bandele’s screen adaptation of Chimamanda Adichie’s novel Half of a Yellow Sun, a love story starring Chiwetel Ejiofor and Thandie Newton, opens in cinemas on Friday.ÌýÌý Filming took place on location in Nigeria, which has a high burden of malaria, with 500 children dying every day.Ìý Many of the cast and crew got malaria during the filming in Calabar.Ìý On World Health Day, Jane is joined by Heather Rabbatts, Patron of to discuss the problem and treatment programmes.

Clarification: Malaria is a vector-borne disease which is transmitted by mosquitoes, and not through the air as is stated at one point during the interview

Credits

Role Contributor
Presenter Jane Garvey
Interviewed Guest Claire Goose
Interviewed Guest Isabel Hardman
Interviewed Guest Helen Lewis
Interviewed Guest Heather Rabbatts
Interviewed Guest Emma Barnett
Interviewed Guest Meena Kandasamy
Producer Ruth Watts

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  • Mon 7 Apr 2014 10:00

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