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Radio 4,29 Dec 2012,58 mins

Charlotte Church; Ren Harvieu; inspirational young women

Woman's Hour

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Charlotte Church, Ren Harvieu and other young women who've impressed on Woman's Hour throughout 2012... Child A, whose evidence led to nine men from Rochdale and Oldham being sent to prison for grooming and sexual abuse of young girls. 17-year-old Amy-Claire Davies who has a life-limiting illness talks about her ambitions and the effects of multiple system disease. Charlotte Church on the Leveson Enquiry and press intrusion on her childhood. Entrepreneur Carrie Green on setting up a business while at university and the occasional loneliness of working alone. Singer Ren Harvieu performs in the Woman's Hour studio - and tells us about the disabling accident that delayed her first album. Jessica Thom on Tourettes and her book Welcome to Biscuit Land. HJ Lim plays the piano; and Ruby Craig explains cosplay. Presenter Jenni Murray Producer Lucinda Montefiore.

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