10/10/2014
Jenni Murray presents the female perspective. Jenni talks to Jayne Torvill about what it is like to have more than one 'other half'. Plus should we ask children to do chores?
It's one of the most enduring and celebrated dance partnerships of recent time. Now, to mark their fortieth year of working together, ice dance champions Torvill and Dean have co-written a second autobiography 'Our Life On Ice'. Jenni talks to Jayne Torvill about what it's like to have more than one 'other half'.
Ten years ago Woman's Hour reported on the house in Manchester where Elizabeth Gaskell lived and where she wrote most of her novels. Now as renovations are completed we return to hear how the building has changed.
Chores for children, as part of Woman's Hour Chore Wars series Woman's Hour hears from one family as they implement 'cleaning hour'. Jenni also speaks to Jayne Stokes of Family Action, a charity who have offered advice to parents to use domestic tasks as a basis for their children's education and to Telegraph columnist Beverley Turner about what jobs her son and two daughters are willing to do.
The UK government is investing 拢35 million into a new Africa-led movement to end Female Genital Mutilation in one generation. The funding will run until 2019 and represents the largest investment by any government ever into tackling FGM. The campaign called, 'The Girl Generation; Together to End FGM' is launched in Nairobi in Kenya today. Its focus is on ten African countries where it aims to instigate advocacy initiatives which will drive social and behavioural change. Thirty million girls across Africa are estimated to be at risk of FGM over the next decade. Lynne Featherstone, Minister for International Development, and Nimco Ali join Jenni to explain how the money will be used and why they believe it will make a difference.
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Jayne Torvill
Jayne Torvill discusses the challenge of balancing professional and personal partnerships
Duration: 10:05
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Children and Chores
Should you ask you children to help with the household chores?
Duration: 11:50
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Elizabeth Gaskells House
Ten years after renovations began, what's it like now it's been completed?
Duration: 09:29
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Malala Wins Nobel Peace Prize
At the age of just 17, Malala is the youngest ever recipient of the prize
Duration: 01:41
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FGM The Girl Generation
A new Africa-led movement to end Female Genital Mutilation in one generation
Duration: 08:34
Jayne Torvill
It鈥檚 got to be one of the most enduring and celebrated dance partnerships of recent time. Their relationship has outlasted most marriages and now to mark听 their fortieth year of working together, ice dance听听 champions Torvill and Dean have co-written a听 second听听听 autobiography 鈥極ur Life On Ice鈥�. Jayne Torvill talks to Jenni about her career and the challenge of balancing the professional and personal partnerships in her life and what it鈥檚 like to have more than one 鈥榦ther half鈥�.听
鈥�Our Life On Ice The Autobiography鈥� 听is published by Simon & Schuster , the UK Tour听 鈥業n Conversation with Torvill & Dean鈥� starts on 26 November
Chore wars: children & chores
Should you ask your children to help with household chores or has asking for help to hang out the washing, stack the dishwasher or lay the table just led to family rows and resentment? Jenni hears from one family as they implement 鈥榗leaning hour鈥� and speaks to Telegraph columnist about what jobs her son and two daughters are willing to do and from the charity Family Action.
Elizabeth Gaskell's House
Ten years ago we reported on the house in Manchester where Elizabeth Gaskell lived - and where she wrote most of her novels.听 For many years it was used as a centre for overseas students at the university, but in 2004 the Manchester Historic Buildings Trust acquired it and now - after a decade of renovation - they鈥檝e opened it to the public.听听Judy Merry has been back to the house with Janet Allan from the Trust and Marion Barter who鈥檚 a buildings historian - to see how the building has changed.
鈥楾he Girl Generation鈥� campaign
The UK government is investing 拢35 million into a new Africa-led movement to end Female Genital Mutilation in one generation. The funding will run until 2019 and represents the largest investment by any government ever into tackling FGM. 听The campaign called, 鈥榠s launched in Nairobi in Kenya today. Its focus is on ten African countries where it aims to 听听instigate听听 advocacy initiatives which will drive social and behavioural change. 听Thirty million girls across Africa are estimated to be at risk of FGM over the next decade. 听Lynne Featherstone, Minister for International Development, joins Jenni to explain how the money will be used and why she believes it will make a difference.
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Credits
Role | Contributor |
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Presenter | Jenni Murray |
Interviewed Guest | Jayne Torvill |
Interviewed Guest | Jayne Stokes |
Interviewed Guest | Beverley Turner |
Interviewed Guest | Lynne Featherstone |
Interviewed Guest | Nimco Ali |
Producer | Jo Meek |
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- Fri 10 Oct 2014 10:00麻豆官网首页入口 Radio 4
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