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Charlotte Harris, Sheryl Sandberg, Anne Dudley

Charlotte Harris wins gold for her garden at the Chelsea Flower Show, the complexities of growing up with a parent addicted to alcohol, and the perfect pan-fried tilapia.

Charlotte Harris tells us about creating her first ever Show Garden at RHS Chelsea Flower show after five years of helping other designers behind the scenes. She chose an all female team to create her garden influenced by the forests and waterways of the Canadian Boreal.

As part of a series looking at the experiences of children of alcoholics, we hear from Lynne who grew up in Yorkshire with an alcoholic mother who died 12 years ago from complications caused by her drinking. And Hilary Henriques the CEO of the National Association for Children of Alcoholics talks about the complexities of growing up with a parent addicted to alcohol.

Megan Hunter on her debut novel The End We Start From, a story about a woman who gives birth to her first child in the middle of a life-changing environmental crisis.

The Chief Operating Officer of Facebook Sheryl Sandberg talks about coping with the loss of her husband Dave who died suddenly two years ago.

The songwriter, arranger, producer and television film composer Anne Dudley, has been awarded the Performing Rights Society for Music Outstanding Contribution to British Music at the Ivor Novello awards. She talks about some of her work including ABC's Lexicon of Love and the music for Poldark.

And Zoe Adjonyoh Cooks the Perfect... Pan Fried Tilapia, a Ghanaian inspired dish.

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58 minutes

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Sat 27 May 201716:00

Credits

RoleContributor
PresenterJenni Murray
ProducerRabeka Nurmahomed
EditorJane Thurlow
Interviewed GuestCharlotte Harris
Interviewed GuestHilary Henriques
Interviewed GuestMegan Hunter
Interviewed GuestSheryl Sandberg
Interviewed GuestAnne Dudley
Interviewed GuestZoe Adjonyoh

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  • Sat 27 May 201716:00

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