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Biba at 50

Barbara Hulanicki celebrates the 50th birthday of Biba, Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall cooks the perfect Drop Scone, and Janis Winehouse discusses Loving Amy: A Mother's Story.

Barbara Hulanicki celebrates the 50th Birthday of Biba. Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall Cooks the Perfect Drop Scone with pumpkin seeds. This Sunday Amy Winehouse would have celebrated her 31st Birthday. Her mum Janis Winehouse shares the challenges and heartbreak of dealing with her daughter's tragic addiction to drink and drugs. Plus from the Woman's Hour Achieve we hear from one of the founders of the Family Planning Association in the UK, Dr Helena Wright.

Presented by Jenni Murray
Producer Beverley Purcell.

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58 minutes

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Thu 11 Sep 2014 10:00

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  • Biba at 50

    Barbara Hulanicki celebrates the 50th Birthday of Biba.

    Duration: 15:03

  • Dr. Helena Wright

    From WH鈥檚 Archive we hear from a founder of the Family Planning Ass in the UK, Dr Wright.

    Duration: 07:39

  • Janis Winehouse

    Janis Winehouse shares the challenges and heartbreak of dealing with her Amy's addiction

    Duration: 11:10

  • Cook the Perfect... Drop Scone

    Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall joins Jenni to Cook the Perfect gluten free Drop Scone

    Duration: 08:04

Biba鈥檚 50th Birthday

This month marks fifty years since the fashion boutique Biba first opened its doors on Abingdon Road, London.听Biba moved twice to bigger premises and eventually it moved in to its own department store, but it quickly became financially untenable and听in 1975,听the founder,听Barbara Hulanicki, sold the company and since then she has had no involvement with Biba鈥檚 various relaunches.听

To celebrate the brand鈥檚 50th birthday, the V&A Museum have published The Biba Years 1963-1975.听 Jenni talks to Barbara about founding, and losing, one of the biggest fashion brands of the 20th Century and our reporter Henrietta Harrison speaks to some of Biba鈥檚 most influential devotees.

Dr. Helena Wright

From the we hear from the mother of family planning in the UK, Dr Helena Wright. Aged 93, in 1980, she spoke to Sue MacGregor about the early days of the Family Planning Association.

You can here the full interview with Dr. Wright, from our archive, .

Janis Winehouse

鈥淪he was a singer, a superstar, an addict, but to me - her mother - she is simply Amy.鈥 Amy Winehouse died tragically young in 2011, aged just 27, but whilst the world lost a gifted singer and songwriter, with millions of record sales to her name, her mother Janis lost a much loved daughter. Janis was there for Amy throughout her life 鈥 a life not just of music, but of often difficult behaviour, addictions to drink and drugs, papparazi pictures and tabloid headlines - and all whilst struggling with her own challenges 鈥 a failing marriage, working and studying, and worsening multiple sclerosis. Since dealing with her daughter鈥檚 sad, untimely passing she鈥檚 set up the to help young people and their families cope with addiction, and now she鈥檚 written a new memoir, Loving Amy. 听In the run up to what would have been Amy鈥檚 31st birthday on Sunday, Janis Winehouse talks to Jenni Murray about the realities she faced as mother to Amy, with her addiction to drink and drugs.


Loving Amy: A Mother鈥檚 Story, is published by Transworld Books.听

Cook the Perfect... Drop Scone

听 series has been a staple on our TV screens for over a decade. He is best known for his back to basics philosophy and his passionate campaigns for ethically produced and sustainably sourced food, including his most recent 鈥楩ish Fight鈥 campaign to end discards which has impacted on EU fisheries policy. He describes his previous experiment of going without meat and fish as liberating. Now in his latest book 鈥楻iver Cottage Light & Easy鈥 听he wants to encourage us to reduce our dependence on wheat and dairy and reveals how alternative grains, oils and combinations can deliver exciting tastes. He joins Jenni to and talk about the inspiration behind his collection of wheat and dairy free recipes, which he describes as a delicious voyage of discovery.


'River Cottage Light & Easy, healthy recipes for everyday鈥 听is听published by Bloomsbury听

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  • Thu 11 Sep 2014 10:00

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