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Radio 4,17 Oct 2012,58 mins

Fiona Shaw, Martha Wainwright

Woman's Hour

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Fiona Shaw, award winning actress and star of True Blood on her role in Scenes from an Execution in which she plays a free spirited artist. Martha Wainwright performs a track from her new album Come Home to Mama and talks about how the death of her mother and the birth of her daughter have influenced her work; Are women treated more harshly than men in the criminal justice system? The trial of Beatrice Pace - why a 1928 murder became a world wide sensation. Presented by Jenni Murray Produced by Kirsty Starkey.

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