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Radio 4,09 Nov 2013,58 mins

Weekend Woman's Hour: Laura Jurd: Dido Harding; Raven Kaliana

Woman's Hour

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Laura Jurd with a trumpet improv ahead of the EFG London Jazz Festival. Equalities Minister Maria Miller and Nicola Smith from the TUC discuss equal pay. Dido Harding, CEO of TalkTalk, on her career and her position on the WH Power List. We discuss some myths surrounding adoption with Roger, Pamela and Alice Noon from charity and adoption agency, Coram. Raven Kaliana, whose parents forced her to work in the pornographic film industry as a child, speaks about her experience and her work with puppets that she hopes will help others speak out. The Howard League for Penal Reform publishes a new report looking at the impact of campaigners Pauline Campbell and Violet Van der Elst. We discuss flirting in Shakespeare with actress Samantha Spiro and Professor of English at Queen Mary, University of London, Peggy Reynolds. Presented by Jane Garvey Produced by Louise Corley.

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