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A woman as head of the Met Police? Too important for school run?

Presented by Jane Garvey. A woman at the top of the Met? and the future of women and policing in the UK. Do the long summer holidays cause a loss of learning? Author Amanda Coe on her new novel and we ask if anyone's too important to do the school run?

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Thu 21 Jul 2011 10:00
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Chapters

  • Next Head of the Metropolitan Police

    Jane is joined by Jan Berry; former chair of The Police Federation and Dr Marian Fitzgerald; Visiting Professor of Criminology at the University of Kent.

    Duration: 09:47

  • The School Run

    Is anyone too important to do the school run? Jane is joined by Sara Vine journalist at The Times and Virginia Blackburn at The Express newspaper.

    Duration: 08:31

  • Amanda Coe

    Amanda Coe is a successful screenwriter whose credits include Shameless and Margot. She joins Jane to discuss her first novel 鈥淲hat They Do In The Dark.鈥�

    Duration: 09:15

  • The Secret Life of the Home - Vacuum Cleaner

    Reporter Judi Herman meets curator Helen Peavitt at the Science Museum, London

    Duration: 03:45

  • Long Summer Holidays

    Jane is joined by Gill Ellis, Director of Schools and Learning at Notthingham City Council, Kittty Ussher, Director of Demos and Kevin Courtney, Deputy General Secretary of the NUT.

    Duration: 10:32

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  • Thu 21 Jul 2011 10:00
    麻豆官网首页入口 Radio 4

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