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Radio 4,03 Dec 2012,58 mins

Doris Day; abuse in teen relationships; Melanie Verwoerd

Woman's Hour

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Is the screen legend Doris Day misunderstood and underrated? We discuss her work with film critics David Benedict and Karen Krizanovich. Former ANC MP Melanie Verwoerd reflects on growing up in a staunchly Afrikaner household in South Africa and how she came to regard Nelson Mandela and Desmond Tutu as part of her "her moral compass". Minister Jeremy Browne talks about the government's latest campaign to tackle violence and abuse in teenage relationships but is the message getting across? Celebrating the another battle in the long fight, the Women's Library has been saved from closure and is holding its last exhibition in its current home, highlighting milestones in the struggle for equality and bringing together rare items in its collections for the first time. Presented by Jane Garvey Produced by Laura Northedge.

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