Blitz children, the role of women in the Passion story, Kirtana Vallabhaneni, Madonna and phonics testing

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Madonna's latest album has entered the charts at number one making her the most successful solo artist in UK history. We discuss the singer, dancer, actor, director, children's author and businesswoman who has been at the centre of popular culture for nearly thirty years. Blitz children - the children whose parents refused to bow to official pressure and kept their children with them. One might assume that children evacuated out to the countryside were 'the lucky ones' but it wasn't necessarily the case. Why some teachers believe testing of phonics for all Year One pupils is unnecessary and inappropriate. Eighteen year old Kirtana Vallabhaneni from the Wirral is the new UK Young Scientist of the Year. She talks about her research work on pancreatic cancer and chemotherapy. And the re-telling of the Passion story where Jesus is played by a twelve year old girl and Mary is played by a mother during the First World War. We discuss the role of women in the Passion story.