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Seeing Your GP About Depression
Jenni is joined by Dr Clare Gerada, a London-based GP and Chair of Council of the Royal College of General Practitioners.
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Domestic Violence - Should the Definition Change?
Sam Baker, Editor of Red Magazine, which has launched a campaign called Speak Up, Save A Life and Diana Barran, Chief Exec of national charity Co-ordinated Action Against Domestic Abuse, join Jenni.
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Handbag Art
Reporter Luke Mulhall visits London’s Serpentine Gallery where a retrospective of Hans-Peter Feldmann’s work features the contents of six women’s handbags displayed as art.
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Pensions
What would an active older workforce mean for society? Jenni is joined by Ros Altmann, Director General of Saga and by Owen Jones, author and columnist at the Independent.
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Cuckoo In the Nest
Comedian Nat Luurtsema and writer Kate Figes, mother of a 23 year old who has moved in and out several times, join Jenni to discuss moving back in with parents
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Domestic Violence – Should The Definition Change?
At least 1 in 4 women in the UK will experience domestic violence in their lifetime, but is the term ‘domestic violence’ preventing women from seeking help, since many abusive relationships do not involve physical violence. A government consultation has just ended and asks whether the definition should be widened to include the phrase “coercive control.” Jenni is joined by Sam Baker, Editor of Red Magazine, which has launched a campaign called Speak Up, Save A Life to draw attention to abusive relationships, and to Diana Barran, Chief Executive of the national charity Co-ordinated Action Against Domestic Abuse.
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Seeing GPs About Depression
Yesterday we heard from Lucy Allen. She was a local councillor whose work involved scrutinising children’s services until, after a visit to her GP experiencing mild symptoms of depression, she was labelled a significant risk of harm to her own son. Her son was not removed from her care, but we received a number of emails from concerned listeners who fear women will be put off going to their GPs with depression for fear of social services becoming involved. To discuss the issue, Jenni is joined by Dr Clare Gerada, a London-based GP and Chair of Council of the Royal College of General Practitioners.
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Contents of Handbags
What do you keep in your handbag? The German artist Hans-Peter Feldmann would like to know. In fact he’ll pay you 500 euros for it, as long as you don’t mind him framing it and hanging it on a wall. London’s Serpentine Gallery is putting on a retrospective exhibition of Feldmann’s work, which features the contents of six women’s handbags displayed as art. Our reporter Luke Mulhall went to see the exhibition, where he spoke to the curator Julia Peyton-Jones, and the elusive Mr Feldmann himself. So, what do the contents of your handbag say about you? And is it art?
Hans-Peter Feldman exhibition is at the Serpentine Gallery in London from 11 April – 5 June 2012 -
The ‘Boomerang Generation’
Comedian Nat Luurtsema has written a memoir, Cuckoo in the Nest, about moving back in with her parents at the grand old age of 28. While her friends pursued normal adult lives, Nat was taking packed lunches to gigs and being treated to lectures on “Why It’s Nice When All The Tins Face Forwards In The Cupboard.” The book is very funny, but it also raises important issues faced by many of the so-called ‘boomerang generation,’ and by their parents who can’t rid themselves of their adult kids. Nat Luurtsema and writer Kate Figes, mother of a 23 year old who has moved in and out several times, join Jenni in the studio to discuss.
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Rethinking Retirement
Ros Altmann, Director General of Saga, has called for a rethink when it comes to retirement, claiming we cannot afford to let people in their sixties and seventies leave the labour force. In light of economic hardship and an aging population, is it time to ditch the concept of retirement, and what would an active older workforce mean for society? Jenni is joined by Ros Altmann, and by Owen Jones, author and columnist at the Independent.
Broadcasts
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BBC Radio 4Thu 12 Apr 2012 10:00 BBC Radio 4
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