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Last broadcast on Mon, 4 Oct 2010, 10:00 on BBC Radio 4.
Synopsis
Presented by Jane Garvey. Cyndi Lauper famous for her hits 'Girls just want to have fun', 'Time after Time' and 'True Colours' talks about her life and new album of blues music . Can being wrong ever be right? Kathryn Shulz author of 'Being Wrong. Adventures in the Margin of Error', debates the issue with columnist Johann Hari. Helen Castor explores the power of the medieval queens and we look at how the family courts deal with children after divorce. The Family Justice Review has just finished it's public consultation, with their recommendations to be published next year. We consider whether claims that the current system is biased against fathers and damaging to children have any basis.
Cyndi Lauper
Cyndi Lauper is famous for such successful pop hits as ‘Girls just want to have fun’, ‘Time after Time’ and ‘True Colours.’ Her latest album is a move away from pop music to blues. ‘Memphis Blues', is an album of soulful blues covers and works with the likes of BB King, Jonny Lang and Allen Toussaint. Jane talks to Cyndi about fashion, fame, and finding a new sound.
Memphis Blues by Cyndi Lauper is released on Mercer Street Records.
Being wrong
Most people think they are right about most things. But American journalist Kathryn Schulz suggests that we need to embrace and even celebrate the occasions when we find we are wrong. In her book, ‘Being Wrong. Adventures in the Margin of Error’, she explores how we think culturally about mistakes, and how individuals cope with the realisation that their views or decisions are incorrect. She suggests that the capacity to be wrong and learn from our mistakes is one of the unique things that make us human. She joins Jane along with the journalist Johann Hari to discuss her theory of ‘wrongology’.
‘Being Wrong. Adventures in the Margin of Error’, by Kathryn Schulz, is published by Portobello Books
The early queens of England
The government of medieval England was dominated by a male monarch and his male nobles. But between the 12th and 15th centuries, four queens did show that it was possible for women to exercise power and influence. Due to their personality, skills and the circumstances they faced, Matilda, Eleanor of Aquitaine, Isabella of France and Margaret of Anjou were all able to varying degrees to control the levers of power. In her new book 'She-Wolves: The Women Who Ruled England Before Elizabeth', historian Helen Castor tells the stories of these women, the challenges they faced and the effect they had on England’s domestic and foreign affairs. She joins Jane to discuss.
She-Wolves: The Women Who Ruled England Before Elizabeth by Helen Castor, published by Faber and Faber.
Family justice system: do the laws need changing?
There were 132,000 divorce petitions last year with an estimated 20,000 children’s future being decided by the court. The Family Justice system is under review. Sir Nicholas Walls, president of the Family Division of the High Court expects the suggested changes to be ‘radical’. It has been suggested by some that the current system is biased against fathers and damaging to children. Jane discusses the issues with Liz Edwards a family lawyer who is Vice Chair of Resolution and Craig Pickering, CEO of Families Need Fathers.
Chapters
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Chapter 1
Liz Edwards, Vice Chair of Resolution and Craig Pickering, CEO of Families Need Fathers discuss whether the laws needs changing.
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Chapter 2
American journalist Kathryn Schulz and journalist Johann Hari to discuss Kathryn's theory of ‘wrongology’.
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Chapter 3
Cyndi talks about fashion, fame, and finding a new sound.
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Chapter 4
Helen Castor and The Women Who Ruled England Before Elizabeth.
Broadcast
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Mon 4 Oct 201010:00
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