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Last broadcast on Tue, 11 May 2010, 10:00 on BBC Radio 4.
Synopsis
Presented by Jane Garvey.
Britain is one of five EU countries not to have introduced a ban on smacking. Maud de Boer-Buquicchio Deputy
Secretary General of the Council of Europe argues that we should. Judith Woods, columnist for the Telegraph, disagrees.
The International Whaling Commission has just proposed reintroducing controlled whale hunting. Science writer Elin Kelsey looks at threats to the world's whale population and reveals why male killer whales are reluctant to leave their mothers.
What should you write in a condolence letter ? Kate Boydell's husband died suddenly leaving her a widow at thirty-three. She received hundreds of condolence letters and set up a website for widows. Dodie Graves has been a bereavement councillor in a hospice for many years.
Is work pressure increasing the risk of heart disease in women under 50? A Danish survey claims a link. Dr Sarah Clark and Professor Andrew Steptoe debate the situation in Britain.
Should Smacking be Banned?
The Secret Life of Whales
Watching Giants – the Secret Lives of Whales by Elin Kelsey is published by University of California Press - ISBN-13: 978-0520249769
Condolence Letters
Talking With Bereaved People - An Approach for Structured and Sensitive Communication by Dodie Graves is available in paperback:
ISBN: 978-1-84310-988-4
Are women under 50 at risk of stress-related heart disease?
Chapters
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Chapter 1
Maud de Boer-Buquicchio, Deputy Secretary General of the Council of Europe, argues that we should. Judith Woods, columnist for the Telegraph, disagrees.
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Chapter 2
Science writer, Elin Kelsey, looks at threats to the world's whale population.
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Chapter 3
Dr Sarah Clark and Professor Andrew Steptoe debate the situation in Britain.
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Chapter 4
Kate Boydell, whose husband died suddenly, and Dodie Graves, a bereavement councillor, discuss the writing of condolence letters.
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Chapter 5
Your response to our recent item on making the best of your feet.
Broadcast
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Tue 11 May 201010:00
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