Listener Week: Being Asexual, Post-adoption depression, Disability and Inclusion.
Listener Week: A look at being asexual, a mother and daughter's inclusive group for people with disabilities, why clothes are a serious business and post-adoption depression.
Listener Week - where all the topics are chosen by you
Where do people who identify as asexual belong in a society preoccupied by sex?
Bernice and her daughter Jessica who has Downs Syndrome, on creating a group for people with learning disabilities.
Listener Dr. Kate Strasdin takes issue with the view that an interest in clothes equates to a lack of seriousness.
How common is post-adoption depression? A listener, who we're calling Emma, talks about her own experience.
Presenter: Jenni Murray
Producer: Caroline Donne.
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How common is post-adoption depression?
Duration: 04:21
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What's it like to be asexual?
Duration: 04:09
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Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Presenter | Jenni Murray |
| Interviewed Guest | Caroline Wood |
| Interviewed Guest | Sam Rosen |
| Interviewed Guest | Bernice Hardie |
| Interviewed Guest | Jessica Hardie |
| Interviewed Guest | Kate Strasdin |
| Interviewed Guest | Rachel Arthur |
| Interviewed Guest | Carolyn Oliver |
| Producer | Caroline Donne |
Broadcast
- Thu 16 Aug 201810:00BBC Radio 4
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