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Radio 4,17 Jan 2015,58 mins

Reese Witherspoon on her new film Wild

Woman's Hour

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Oscar nominated Reese Witherspoon talks about her new film Wild based on the bestselling memoir of Cheryl Strayed. We discuss the new advertising campaign This Girl Can and how its aims to get more of us to take part in sport. Kate Gross died of colon cancer on Christmas morning. She was 36. Her mum Jean talks about the book Kate has written for her five year old sons Late Fragments: Everything I wanted To Tell You About This Magnificent Life. The television and film composer Debbie Wiseman on her latest project composing the music for the new BBC drama Wolf Hall. We discuss the lives of older lesbians and the hurdles they faced coming out. And find out if Denmark is really the happiest place to live in the world. Plus music from one of 2015's hotly tipped musicians, Laura Doggett. Presented by Jane Garvey. Producer: Rabeka Nurmahomed Editor: Beverley Purcell.

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