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Last broadcast on Tue, 8 Jun 2010, 10:00 on BBC Radio 4.
Synopsis
Presented by Jane Garvey. Former model Gail Porter talks about her hair growing back after five years of baldness. Presenter and former band member Lauren Laverne has written a novel for teenagers - Louise Wener's new memoir talks about her teenage passion for music. They are joined by Krissi Murison the Editor of music magazine NME to discuss how you begin a career in music.
Lying and why we do it. Novelists Mavis Cheek and Joanna Briscoe debate what happens if you try to be truthful in all situations.
And photographer Leah Gordon on the carnival tradition of Haiti and the impact of the earthquake.
Gail Porter on Alopecia
The TV presenter and patron of Alopecia UK, Gail Porter, talks to Jane about having hair again after 5 years of baldness. They discuss the condition with Doctor Bessam Farjo, Medical Director of the Institute of Trichologists.
Lying
In Mavis Cheek’s latest novel, the central character decides to tell the truth all the time – with devastating consequences. In Joanna Briscoe’s last novel, the characters get caught in a web of deception. Together these two novelists discuss lying and why we do it.
Mavis Cheek is author of 'Truth to Tell' ISBN 978-0-09-193167-4
Joanna Briscoe is author of 'Sleep with Me'.
Jacmel Kanaval in Haiti
The British photographer, Leah Gordon, has been documenting the Kanaval in the Haitian town of Jacmel. She calls it a ‘whorish theatre of the absurd’. The town of Jacmel was decimated in the recent earthquake. Leah talks about the place she's come to love.
'KANAVAL: vodou, politics and revolution on the streets of Haiti'.
Photography and Oral Histories by Leah Gordon ISBN 978-0-955-48173-4
Chapters
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Chapter 1
The former model discusses the condition with Jane and the Medical Director of the Institute of Trichologists, Dr Bessam Farjo.
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Chapter 2
Former band members Louise Wener and Lauren Laverne are joined by Krissi Murrison, the Editor of NME.
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Chapter 3
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Chapter 4
The photographer talks about her images of Haitan Kanaval.
Broadcast
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Tue 8 Jun 201010:00
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