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UKIP leader and MEP Nigel Farage and members of his party have made a number of what many see as sexist remarks about women. Godfrey Bloom, referred to them as "sluts". He claimed it was a joke. Nigel Farage talks about his party's views on women. In the week that Marius the Giraffe was killed in Copenhagen Zoo, Virginia McKenna will be sharing her thoughts on zoos in 2014. She will also be talking about her work with animals - especially with the Born Free Foundation -which she founded 30 years ago. And figs used to be seen as the food of the elite but now thanks to celebrity chefs they are proving increasingly popular in Britain. Supermarket sales reflect this - with sales up by 70 per cent in the past year. The cookery teacher and writer, Sophie Grigson, prepares some of her favourite fig recipes and talks about one of her favourite foods. Presenter: Jenni Murray Producer: Bernadette McConnell.
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